Parthenon

Day 2 in Athens

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August 30th 2005
Had a four hour plane delay leaving JFK, so by the time I got to my hotel on Monday it was about 430ish. Athens... WOW! Everytime you turn around you're looking at some relic of different times... Roman, Ottoman, Byzantine. It's amazing. During my first two days I went up the Acropolis twice, went to the Olympic Stadium, the Temple of Zeus, Hadrian's Arch, the Roman Forum, the ancient Agor ... 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