Honour System Subway

Sailing the Greek Islands

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May 5th 2009
Hello again, Gotta love this internet cafe next to the hotel, 1.80 euros for an hour and it's packed! Anyhow, today we left the confines of Athens to jump on a ferry to the island of Aegina (pronounced I-ee-na) to explore for a few hours. But before we went sailing, we stopped at our favorite Gyro stand in the Plaka district of Athens. A huge Gyro was 1.90 euros!! Nick, you would have loved it ... 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