Acropolis

The Acropolis

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May 14th 2007
Woke up to this whaling alarm sound - there was a bunch of ruckus outside of the hostel and I was scared they was going to be a riot in the Monastiraki (aka ghetto)... It turned off after a few minutes - we never found out what it was for. Outside it was super busy. We could tell we were in the ghet because of all the hardware stores selling chain saws. Seriously every other store was a hardwa ... 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