Parthenon

I Don't Know Where I'm Gonna Go When The Volcano Blows

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April 20th 2010
We got back to Athens Sunday night, met up with Michael and Mackenzie at an Athens hotel, and played cards to pass the time since the next flight they could find out was Thursday and our flight for Tuesday was most likely going to be canceled due to the volcano. Allison, Denise, and I still had to see the acropolis, so Monday we got up and checked it out—pretty cool…we climbed up, took a few ... 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