Despair

Acropolawesome

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June 13th 2011
Will came up with the great title for today's entry. Sure enough we took a tram from Glyfada to the Acropolis and we hiked to the top and took in the views and poked around the Plaka afterwards fueled with a lunch of moussaka, calamari and greek salad. After a retreat back to the hotel for a long swim, Despina and George picked us up for dinner. We had an exquisite dinner of more gre ... 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