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Week 40 and 41 in Greece

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September 16th 2009
Tuesday 17th August Androniki, a relative from Melbourne comes to stay with us for a few days. We go to Salonika and show her the main sights. Androniki makes some pastelli (a sesame and nut bar) to show us how to do it. She asked for a blender to crush the nuts which were to be added to the mixture, but we used a meat mallot and it seemed to work OK. We enjoyed the wonderful news that there w ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia » Thessaloniki

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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