View of the Acropolis

Athens and the Parthenon at Night

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June 7th 2018
We met Makis when we arrived in Greece. He was our driver to the Grand Bretagne Hotel. Makis is a young Greek man that is studying accounting in college. We bonded. During our lively conversation in the knot of Athenian gridlock, we deduced that Makis’s father owned the car service and Makis drives in order to support his studies. We schemed a plan for Makis to drive us to his favorite spot in G ... 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