View from the plane.. on the way to Athens

My big fat greek holiday !

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October 23rd 2009
(Ok it wasn’t so big and it wasn’t so fat a holiday- but it was a brief two day out of the ordinary one !) Flight to Athens ~ Well let me start about telling you about Amsterdam. Why ? cuz I wanna boast of course. So what if I didn’t go to Amsterdam- I did go to the Amsterdam airpo ... 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