Parthenon

It's a Wonder I Actually Get Anywhere

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August 23rd 2006
I have no idea how I actually get anywhere, really. I left Toronto and flew to Vienna and then to Athens. In the Vienna airport I thought this won't be too bad - most the signs were in German but the odd one in English - and numbers aren't hard to read anywhere you go...I have a seat by the gate I am supposed to go through, it is the right one, I checked twice. I hear an announcement which sounds ... 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