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Meteora Hike and Travel to Rome

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May 21st 2008
I write this entry on the train from Bari to Rome, after more than a FULL DAY of travel involving 2 buses from Kalambka to Ioannina to Igoumenitsa, then a ferry to Bari and now this lovely train. Ergo why no entry yesterday, although most of this entry will concern yesterday  So I got up extra early to take a taxi up to the second-highest monastery (I saw the highest one yesterday) with the in ... read more

Europe » Greece » Thessaly » Meteora

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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