Piles of History

While we were on the Acropolis I spent some time watching workmen moving piles of huge marble slabs using this mini-crane. It took three guys about 20 minutes to move one 3 foot by 5 foot block of stone maybe 20 feet. At the rate they're going the Propylae should be completed by 3010.

Day Thirteen (Thursday)

July 6th 2006
The last day of the land portion of this tour. I slept pretty well after our busy busy day. We actually got to sleep in a bit today. Breakfast was in a large room in the hotel. This was one of the best of the trip with scrambled eggs, bacon, rolls and orange juice. At a little after nine we boarded Niko's bus for a short drive to pick up Vee. She gave us a bit of a city tour as we heade ... 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

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