Souvlaki

Getting Here

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August 1st 2010
So I left home at 9:30am on Friday morning, 1 hour drive to Moline, flight leaves at 11:30, 50 minutes in the air to Chicago. Not a terrible flight except for getting kicked in the FACE by a 2 year old as his mom was holding him and walking down the aisle to their seat. 5 hour layover in Chicago= plenty of time to eat a burger at Chilis, get my money changed into Euros (which is a huge ripoff to d ... read more

Europe » 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