The beach boardwalk on our way to get a beer from Siros.

Corfu - Playtime at The Pink Palace

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August 17th 2006
Corfu - Playtime at The Pink Palace Leaving Rome, we were forced to backtrack through Bari to Brindisi, Italy before catching a ferry to Corfu Island, Greece. In Brindisi, we stayed the night in a little apartment/hotel complex near the port for convenience. In the morning when we enquired about buses or a taxi, the family that ran the complex was nice enough to offer us a ride to the ferry. ... read more

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu

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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