The Parthenon

Start of the Trip

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January 28th 2008
well i left brainerd yesterday morning (and i haven't slept since then :P ) and drove down to the cities with my parents and met everyone at the airport... then we flew to amsterdam and then to athens... the flight from amsterdam to athens sucked... it was almost the worst turbulance i have ever been in.. so ya, it was kinda a scary flight... but we made it! we got here @ like 2pm and then took a ... 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