These used to be lions

Agora, Acropolis, Athens...oh my!

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December 31st 2005
Enjoy the beautiful pictures of the city! Mary P.S. I apologize for the many entries you're going to receive from my trip over Christmas. I finally sat down and got all the pictures uploaded and everything written and now that I've got it done, I don't want to wait to send out some of the entries. I hope to get my Lisbon pictures up very shortly so you can expect another entry from me when ... 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