DSCF1428

Day 109: Back to Athens and sightseeing times!

---

August 15th 2011
Today we were regretably up at 6am to get the 6.30am bus but after waiting for 40mins we realised obviously the bus wasnt coming and then further found out that it was a public holiday so the bus was running on a Sunday timetable not monday! So back to the hotel we went and got made breakfast - which was a bonus! We then got on the 8.30 bus and it only took 4 and a bit hours this time to get back ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

---

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