Acropolis from Hotel - Night

Around the Hotel

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June 5th 2006
Aditi finally arrived as her bag was the last out of the airplane today. Aisha, Jeanna, Jessica, Aditi and I (Melissa) roamed around Athens around our hotel. There are miles of markets and stores that sell everything from Cartier jewlery to postcards. We all agreed that the hand blown glass crafts were something that we would like to bring home but not sure if they would make the journey. We ... 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