Ruins in the foreground, and the rest of Athens

Eau de Pussy

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May 20th 2007
Greece: Another emotional rollercoaster ride for us. We experienced many gloriously uplifting moments and more than our fair share of stoic teeth-grinding (Gareth) and throw-your-pack-down-and-chuck-a-proper-wobbly (not Gareth) frustrations. Coming as we did from Turkey, Athens was a bit of a dive. Okay, they've got the Acropolis, but if that Parthenon wasn't perched on that particular hill ... read more

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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