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Greece

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February 18th 2010
17th Feb This morning we woke up to a sunrise something we hadn’t seen so far. Temperature is much better too, not to hot, not to cold, just right. This is the way I had pictured the Med. We are en route to Greece and will arrive Thursday morning. We had breakfast as we approached the strait of Messina between the boot of Italy and Sicily. We photographed the area including the infamous Mount Et ... read more

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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