Me and Monet's gardens

Athens - day 5

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August 11th 2011
Geo: 37.9792, 23.7166it's hot as fuck around here dudes (y'all remember how hot that is, right?)Rewind a couple of days: Versailles was an awesome thing to see...the palace itself was more of the same (i.e. big, gaudy) but the gardens were absolutely wonderful...gardens, just so you know, are allowed to be big...they had one of those hedge mazes which i totally got lost in ... 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