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Cruise Day 4, Piraeus, Greece

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June 11th 2013
We are a bit behind with our blog but will try and catch up tomorrow morning. Today we docked at Piraeus in Greece. We got up and had breakfast then got off the ship and went by bus to Athens to see the Acropolis and ruins. It was really hot. we walked to the top and saw the Acropolis and Parthenon. There were lots of people. Then we had a look around the little street shops, dad brought a top tha ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central 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