Mykonos old port

Back in Greece...

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October 9th 2015
I knew it, I knew it! I knew it existed somewhere: the ultimate decadent treat: baklava ice cream. So here we are now, in Mykonos. We said goodbye to Turkey, flew to Santorini and stayed there for 3 nights. The first day, we walked to Oia, the village at the northern tip of the island. This is where the sunsets are supposed to be the nicest. Santorini is famous for its sunsets, and for a good ... 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