Parthenon

I am going to miss this crazy city!! Athens, Greece

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October 19th 2008
They say that time flies when you're having fun! Boy does it ever, as we are winding down our time here in Athens. I leave for Rome this Saturday, which is less than a week away! I cannot believe it. Some of my friends and I were reminiscing back to the first day when we all got here. We emerged from the metro stations looking like lost little dogs. That was the day that my friend Erin and ... 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