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It's Still all Greek to Me...

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March 21st 2010
ATHENS Day 60 Yay for free day! I started my free day at the folk art museum, across from my hostel. It had some really lovely art as well as the various traditional costume/dress of the different cultural areas of Greece. I had to be quick inside of this museum because I wanted to make it in time to watch the changing of the guards at the go ... 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