Delphi

Roaming the Ruins of Greece

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May 1st 2008
And so to Athina...Finally out of the airport and on our journey in our rental VW gripping on to seat as Rob drove on left side of car and on the wrong side of the road!!! Motorists here are crazy, with no obeying of the road rules or speeds, it is free for all, so i hang on for dear life as we enter Athena, an old tired city expanding for miles beneath the majestic Acropolis on the mount. Roaming ... read more

Europe » Greece » Pelopennese » Nafplion

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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