Zeus' Temple, Athens

Day Three 5th June 2013. Last Day in Athens

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June 6th 2013
HI ITS CAROL WRITING NOW TIM WILL BE IN LITTLE LETTERS. I FELT HE HAD SAID ENOUGH ALREADY SO IT WAS MY TURN NOW. SORRY FOR ANY SPELLING MISTAKES. ATHENS IS FULL OF PEDESTRIANIZED COBBLED AREAS. UNFORTUNATELY NO ONE HAS TOLD THAT TO TAXIS MOTORBIKE RIDERS AND THE PARROT TRAIN! ALL OF THEM SEEM TO THINK THEY ARE PEDESTRIANS AND THE PEDESTRIANS ARE INTRUDERS ALONG THEIR PATH. ATHENS IS OBVIOUSLY V ... 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