The Parthenon

The Eagle Has Landed

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May 26th 2010
Wednesday 26 May. Well here we are in Athens after a routine flight with BA. Our 767 was completely full. We flew across the northern part of France, right across Germany (could pick out the Rhine River), and then across a broad stretch of the Alps, crossing Austria, and then the Balkan States. Greece looked very dry from the air, but pictureque with its many islands. Athens looked a ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central Greece

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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