Athens, Greece
July 29th 2009 July 29: The Parthenon: Not Just Your Ordinary Temple!
Our trip from teh port city of Piraeus to Athens, although short, did not bode well for those of us who love hearing about the history of these amazing works. I'm also pretty certain that we couldn't have been warned one more time about the prevalence of pick-pocketing - where are we, anyway?
Although beautiful and intense, w
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