ENTRANCE TO THE SANCTUARY

CORFU

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September 17th 2013
We are fast asleep when I hear the dreaded alarm bells. The Captain announces that a fire has been detected and he will keep us informed. A few minutes later he tells us that there is smoke in the incinerator room and the crew is determining what has happened. Now it seems that a fan belt on an electric motor has broken and the motor has burned out and collapsed creating the smoke that was detecte ... 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