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Livin' it up in Rhodes

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August 18th 2008
Yasu!! We hope everyone is doing well back home. We really miss everyone! We left Crete and arrived in the Island of Rhodes last night. We're staying at a big hotel by the beach. Today we went to see the Rhodes Acropolis, and although it is less impressive than the one in Athens, we liked it because you could walk around wherever you wanted and it had a really well preserved stadium. We walked ... read more

Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Rhodes

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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