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My day in Athens

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June 18th 2012
Monday 18 June, 2012 A day in Athens I got up early and went straight to the Lido outdoor café, where I’d had breakfast with Ed and Miriam for the past two mornings. I hadn’t seen them since lunchtime yesterday on Santorini and wanted to swap addresses and say goodbye. They didn’t come. Perhaps they went to the dining room, I thought, so I decided to wait at the disembarkation point to ... 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