The Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea.

Three Days in Athens.

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August 5th 2015
Monday 3 August: Another sleep in with master waking us up at 7:45. The hotel had emptied out considerably so there was no issue with getting a table for breakfast this morning. After that Heather went for a short walk to suss out the laundromat. It was a full-service one so she then went back to drop off our washing. I headed off to the National Archaeological Museum, one of the wo ... 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