The museum from the outside

Ancient Athens

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May 3rd 2008
I’m in Athens…. No thanks to Olympic Airways. I woke up on Thursday thinking I would be having a nice leisurely day where all I had to do was head out to the airport, catch a flight to Athens and check into my hotel there. That’s what happened, but I thought it wouldn’t when I received a fax from my travel agent underneath my hotel door. Turns out Olympic was having a local strike (really ... 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