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Electra Hotel Athens

12 Navarinou Athens, Attica, Greece

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The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens

A travel blog entry by greekcypriot

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... reading about the history of the place. There are times when I envy these people.

Though only a few columns remain of the Temple of Olymia Zeus you don't need much imagination to realize that it had once been one monster of a building.

The building of the Temple began the 6th century by Peisistratos but work was stopped either because of lack of money or because Lisistratus’s son was overthrown in 510 BC. The temple ...

It's All Greek to Me

A travel blog entry by cwieden

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... to be on. Keep in mind, we were up at 3:00 am so this whole process was paired with many delirious laughing fits and some impressively slow brain movement. Have no fear, it was definitely worth it! The cab ride across the island left us both speechless as we drove on a winding road through pistachio fields and rolling landscapes, coupled with brief glimpses at the turquoise waters. Our arrival at Hotel Rachel was greeted by the most ...

Hollaring at Zeus and his crew...

A travel blog entry by citizensarajevo

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... stimulating conversation (despite the language barrier) about politics and people -- how the Greeks, a once dominant political, social and philosophical force, had lost their way. We also spoke about how there are only two types of people in this world: the good and the bad. The candor of his words and our conversation was uplifting, and it set the stage for what would turn out to be an awesome stay in Greece. Although the following ...

Don't believe everything you see on the news!

A travel blog entry by abalzer

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... br>
The second miscellaneous detail is when we arrived at the hotel our NETC tour guide told us we needed have worried because he's a taxi driver and they "know what they're doing" that didn't bring me or Melissa much comfort.

Anyhow at the hotel they had all of the metal screens/garage doors shut because they were afraid the protesters may come down the street and could cause damage to the front windows so it was a ...

Dog Attack: Athens Day 1

A travel blog entry by sageala

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... up to go site seeing. We decided our first stop needed to be the Acropolis. We left the hostel and made our way through the town and up the hill. On the way we stopped at a marble lookout point and admired the view. Some photos later we continued on our way. While walking to the Acropolis we were greeted by a friendly group of dogs. The dogs proceeded to follow us and barked at a random man. Wary of the dogs but not yet off put we continued to the entrance only to discover ...

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