View of temple of Zeus from the acropolis

It's all Greek to me

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July 26th 2012
As we only had 2 days in Athens, we ( read Fiona) had researched a 2 day itinerary that wasn't too busy and included food and snack breaks. The first activity was to watch the changing of the guard in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier near Sintagma Square. This happens every hour on the hour, but Toby still wanted us to walk 10000 steps every day so we started at the hotel and walked to ... 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