the parthenon!

naxos town

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September 21st 2006
Well hello again. I know I said I was only going to write once a week, but I'm not so sure I'll be doing it for a couple of days and I want to catch you all up. So I got up to our first night in Athens. We all had a great sleep, even after the afternoon nap. Went down to breakfast (which was an additional 4euros, but no kitchen if you wanted to provide your own, very strange), which consis ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Naxos

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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