Athens

Athens Day 4

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July 5th 2011
Tuesday 5th July, 2011 All the usual happened breakfast, readied and left the hotel about 1120 hours. It was our plan for today to visit the New Acropolis Museum, a few stops away on the Metro. We were familiar with the journey and arrived with no problem. There were a number of people outside, but mainly groups gathering together before entering. We were security scanned and bags x-raye ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica

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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