Archeological Muesum - Marathon

A very tardy update - Greece Continued - A very good argument

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May 23rd 2009
We arrived in Athens (quite tired) at about 12.30am and were met by Dimitrios who picked us up and took us to our hotel. He is a very nice chap. After a bad night sleep (revellers and noisy bast**rds at the hotel), we were met by Frank (Fotis) for our tour around Marathon and Cape Sounion. Steve was very keen to see Marathon due to its significance in Ancient Greek history. He has been a very cap ... read more

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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