Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Last Night in Europe

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October 17th 2009
We were one of the first off the ship again using self-disembarkation since we travel with only one piece of luggage apiece. We decided to splurge and get a cab if we could to avoid the long walk to the bus, metro, switch, walk to hotel so after ignoring the first few taxi's starting at €30 we settled for the €15 ride. The weather had changed since we left two week prior, a little cooler. We ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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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