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What you see, what you hear, what you taste… is Crete!

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January 14th 2008
Yassahs! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted and the reason for that is because we have been in Crete since last Thursday and without ready internet it was hard to post. So this might be a long one because so much has happened since last week, or it might be short because I’ll get tired of writing or forget stuff. But I will do my best to recount as much as possible. I think I’ll start at l ... 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