Parliment building at Syntagma Square

The Long Road To Freedom

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March 17th 2007
"From Sydney to the acropolis....is 30 hours by foot and wings" I started my journey in top spirits and continued this mood despite the exausting flights that got me to my destination. All that free time did give me a chance to watch borat a few more times. I had the window seat and it seemed my prayers for a couple of sexy co-eds in the seats next to me had been ignored and replaced with two mid ... 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