Athens

Day 17: Athens

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May 24th 2013
Today we made our way back to Athens. We took a 5 hr bus ride to our new hotel. We stopped at the bus terminal and then caught a wild taxi ride back to the hotel. We didn't realize it but our taxi driver already had a passenger in the car but by the time we figured out what had happened our bags were already in the taxi. I won't talk about it too much but in the end we got ripped off. We m ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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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