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Back in Athens

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April 19th 2008
Well we are back in Athens. We got here yesterday around dinner time and ate at our hotel. It was so nice to be back here. I really wish we could stay longer than two nights in Athens. It really feels like home because we were here for three weeks at the beginning and this was really where we got acquainted with Greece. We went out to the place, Brettos, that we went to a lot when we were here bef ... 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