Travel Day to Athens

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October 20th 2012
This morning I checked out of my nice apartment in Istanbul and took the arranged taxi to the airport. Ever the tourist, I snapped photos along the way, including the Byzantine-era aqueduct that slows traffic as it passes through and a shot of a few of the freighters and tankers awaiting their turn to pass through the Bosphorus. I flew to Athens and changed my Turkish Lira for Euros. I found my wa ... 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