Fredericksburg Park

Copenhagen - Athens

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August 9th 2013
By the time we got to our hotel after the train journey it was around 9.30pm. The trip was quick and smooth, the countryside flat and farm like. The sea between Sweden and Denmark has been bridged by a combined road/rail structure. It must be pretty shallow because only a couple of k's onto the bridge there was a large boat on it's side in the sea with no people around it and no sign of emergency. ... 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