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Relaxing in the Mediterranean

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April 13th 2011
We went to Kos for a week in April to get some sunshine and explore a piece of the Mediterranean. We stayed in a beautiful hotel in Kos Town. Our room overlooked the Aegean Sea and across the water we could see Turkey. When we got there we wandered around town and found a beachside restaurant called Papa's Beach Resort. We were served by a man named Apostilis and I swear he is related to R ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Kos

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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