View from Kokkari, Samos

Week 25 & 26 in Greece

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May 14th 2009
Week 25 & 26 in Greece Sat 25th April we intended to catch the train from Salonika to Athens but all the trains had been booked as had an the 10 am bus, so luckily they put on another bus at 11am and we got to Athens around 6pm. The bus stopped close to Omonia Metro Station, and you buy a 90 cent ticket to Pireas and follow the green line to the correct platform. The Pireas station is an old e ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia » Thessaloniki

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more