Tabouli and Hummus

Day 6 - First Day in Athens

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May 6th 2011
We settled quickly into our hotel, getting acquainted with the layout. It's a nice room, with two bedrooms, so the kids can have their own space. I always find it interesting to scope out European bathrooms, which are always so much different than what we have in the States. They're so Euro. You have to remember that a town like Athens is old, thousands of years old, in fact, and a lot of the infr ... 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