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The Acropolis

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March 30th 2010
Our ship docked in Piraeus harbor (Athens) at 7 am. Panos bid us goodbye and we bid Adios to our group whom we had gotten real fond of. I told Panos that he reminded me of the movie “My Life in Ruins”; whose chief character was also a tour guide with a group of loony tourists in Greece. At that, he showed his pearly teeth and laughed like a jingle. We decided to experience a bus ride from Pira ... 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