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Day 6

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July 26th 2005
Today we woke up at 7 am and drove to Thessaloniki. Was about an hour’s drive away. Couldn’t help falling asleep on the way cos had woken up so early. When we arrived there were loadsa cars. And we could see how different the Greek city was. We drove around for a while aimlessly until I pointed out we had a map of the city given by Avis. We stopped by at the Church of Agios Dimitrios, the g ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central Macedonia » Thessaloniki

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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