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Zakynthos .: GREECE.:

What a lovely card.. Thank you so much for thinking of me on your vacation Tone Nor..This is a lovely card showing the beauty of Zakynthos Island in Greece,, This is a PIF - RAS card and so nice to receive..
 Posted : Greece,28 August : Arrived Sydney 12 September : Traveled 15 days..

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Limenos. GREECE.

Thank you Minhea for this flag card .The latest Flags of the World for my collection..PIF #22  thanks again ..
Posted  Limenas :20 July :Arrived Sydney 21 August : Traveled 31 days..

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Kamotini.: GREECE.:

Thank you Dimitris for this swap..another country flag for my collection that is growing quickly now..
Posted Kamotini.: 21 June.: Arrived Sydney 24 July : Traveled 33 days.. Thank you Dimitris.

Greetings from GREECE.: Chatrettsmata apo tin Ellada. ( phonetic )
GREECE covers an area of some 131,957 KM2.
POPULATION of Greece is 10,955,000 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of Greece is Athens.
LOCATION  of Greece is in south eastern Europe.
UNIQUE to Greece is that it contains two (2) of the Ancient Wonders of the World. The Colossus of Rhodes and The Statue of Zeus at Olympia. both are Unesco World Heritage Sites.
MUSEUMS : Greece has more Archaeological Museums than any other country in the world.
FAMOUS : ATHENS : Continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years and is one of the oldest cities in Europe.It is also the birthplace of democracy, The Olympic Games , Western philosophy, major mathematical principles, political science, western literature, Historiography , Western theories of tragedy and comedy.
HISTORY:  Minoan Civilization.:appeared in Crete and lasted from about c. 3,000 BC to c.1400 BC.
CLASSICAL GREECE.: period of around 200 years (5th and 4th centuries BC) in Greek culture.

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Thank you Arnold for this card swap and another flag card to my collection of National flags..
Posted Kalamatka :01 June : Arrived Sydney 22 June : Traveled 21 days..Thanks again Arnold.

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A lovely card I chose of this site in Greece and was a souvenir postcard that I posted home from my visit.I always wanted to visit Greece and will return to see what I missed this time.  Posted Athens 30 June 2015.

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 A SOUVENIR POST CARD POSTED HOME FROM GREECE...LOVE THE PUSY CAT ON THE ROOF.

POST BOXES MAIN POST OFFICE   ATHENS.

 LOCALS READING THE DAILY" BAD NEWS".   ATHENS

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The days were really hot as I expected when in Athens..Like most places I always like to go out on foot the first day and explore as much as possible..checking out the locals...coffee shops what people are doing.. I guess due to money restrictions so many people doing not a lot.. but enjoying the summer days..Being a foreign visitor with a foreign credit card I was not affected by money transactions and could withdraw what I wished.. Also,  like I have done in a few other cities I decided to get a "hop on" hop off" bus to see what sights were to see and found by previous trips that this is a good way to do it.. I stay on the first trip looking at all the places to visit..also how long it would take to do it with ease and also the photo ops..Then go around again and get off at a couple of the places on my "must see" list  as the tickets were valid for the next day as well this was a great opportunity to see quite a bit and also very good value..This I found was such a great way to see Athens.My accomodation was fair and the location was not too far to walk to and  from my Metro station...This made things easy also as the Metro was free due to industrial actions, like were the busses,  so ..with free transportation this was another way to get around to see what I wanted.

ATHENS MAIN RAILWAY STATION.

THE "MIDNIGHT FLYER " OUT OF ATHENS.

"GREETINGS FROM"   GREECE"

 I traveled to the Main Railway Station to book my ticket out of Athens..Here I was once again confronted with just hundreds and hundreds of people lined up for ticket with just two windows open for buisiness.The station was packed with people...I talked to some people after some hours and wondered what was the story and if worthwhile to stay...I got many conflicting answers as is usual so many people know nothing about where they live..
I lost patience and realised that it that it would be better to return early the next   morning as this was going nowhere..Having once again returned to The Station and waiting in line .. I was told finally that I could NOT book my ticket there as Main railway stations DON"T book international tickets..only tickets within the country and as I wanted to travel to Sofia in Bulgaria this was not possible..I could only travel to Thessalonika....HMMMMMMM...so I found out that to book International train journies I would have to go to a Special Railway booking office near the City..now I'm getting somewhere...This I did,  and found the International Railway Booking Office reasonably easily and The Man in charge that was looking after my booking was the MOST HELPFUL person that I could have wished for and was so apologetic for my extreme inconvenience and lost time in the Main Station.  I couldn't believe that he was just so nice and helpful...here he sold me a "Balkans Pass" available for about seven different countries valid for a month and explained to me all its and was cheaper than the bus ride to Sofia..The train left at midnight that evening..The train Station was a nightmare with hundreds and hundreds of illegal immigrants vying for a seat on the train.. I was happy that I had a recognised seat number and had little hassles with the overnight trip to Thessalonika although hugely overcrowded and noisey....These large  crowds of immigrants,  illegal or refugees, were in all the towns main squares and  train stations on my journey through Eastern Europe..

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ATHENS   ACROPOLIS.AND PARTHENON.

GREEK CEREMONIAL GUARD

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My visit to Athens was as not as long as I wanted it to be..unfortunately.. I arrived on an Olympic flight from Izmir and it was late afternoon.. as advised I headed for the bus stop after clearing immigration and I found the city bus that I wanted and  fares were free...all transport was free..well..this is a change..I had previously booked a hostel in town and was there in no time..The main thing at this time was to get something to eat and I was really looking forward to getting into many of those legendary Greek Salads...and I was not dissapointed.

ATHENS NATIONAL LIBRARY

Next day was  a great day walking allover in many parts of the city..Really enjoying the Greek food and coffee...chatting with many locals whom all had a relative living somewhere in Australia and complaining about where there country was at this period in time, its economy and its huge debts.!!
 I also did a quick once around on the "Red Bus"...The hop on " Hop Off" bus I have found is always a great way to go and good value to check the city venues that I wanted to visit. The Acropolis, The Parthenon, Also was great chance to visit the Hard Rock cafe...a venue I visit in all the cities I visit if one is available..love HRC.'s..

WATCH THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD..GREEK STYLE.

MY METRO STATION  OMONIA..

HARD ROCK CAFE ATHENS

MUCH OF THE ACROPOLIS  UNDER  RESTORATION..THIS WAS A BIG  DISAPPOINTMENT.   NEXT TIME !!

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I love these "Greetings From" cards and some I posted home from countries of origin on my recent trip.

 CAPITAL: of Greece is Athens , with the country covering an area of some 131,957 KM2.
 POPULATION of  Greece is 10 816,286 .
 FAMOUS GREEKS:  include: Socrates , Marta Calais , Vangelis , and Georgios Papanikolaou.
 OLYMPIC GAMES : originated in Greece and was started in 776 BC.
 ISLANDS : Greece has up to 1400 Islands of which only 227 are inhabited , and because of them Greece's coastal length sums up to13676 KM. 
 MOUNT OLYMPUS : besides being the highest peak in Greece at 2917 meters, and is  in Greek mythology known as the home of 120 Olympic Gods.
 DEMOCRACY : Rule of people was first ever practiced in Athens more than 2,400 years ago.
 NAME DAY: in Greece people celebrate the "Name day" rather than their own birthday..
Posted Athens 01 July 2015 : 

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A Multi - view card of Greece..This colourful card shows many attractions in so many beautiful places that this country has to offer. Just a really lovely card..Thanks so much once again Parco..
 Posted21 February 2015 : Arrived Sydney 06 March 2015 : Traveled 13 days..Terima Kasih Parco.

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 Thank you Elektra for another fine swap card showing local people of Greece and this card in particular of this lovely old woman..a great portrait.Imagine the many stories that she can tell.!
 Thank you..Posted Athens 23 December 2014: Arrived Sydney 06 january 2015 : Traveled 14 days..

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 This is a really nice card and thank you Elektra for sending these nice swap cards..unfortunately there is no information as to where this is in Greece...but is a nice view of the windmill overlooking the village in the sunset..
 Posted Athens: 23 December 2014: Arrived Sydney 06 January 2015 : Traveled 14 days. Thank you.

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This is a great view of The ancient Acropolis in Athens...This ancient wonder of the World look just so amazing today in the glow of the night time lights...so much to be said about this famous structure..
Thank you so much Elektra for these great cards that you have sent me from Greece for our swaps
Posted Athens: 23 December 2014: Arrived Sydney 06 January 2015: Traveled 14 days..Thank you again..

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A lovely card showing two old ladies with their flowers chatting while walking.no pressure here on local time....a nice card.. Thank you Elektra...I love cards showing locals as they are..
Posted  23 December 2014.:Arrived Sydney 06 January 2015 : Traveled 14 days...Thank you Elektra.

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This card is one to make you smile..The happy look on the old lady riding the really overloaded donkey says it all..as her goat follows on behind..A truly lovely card.. Thank you Sura..love it !!
Posted (no cancellation date stamp) Received Sydney 21 October 2014..

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Greece  Rhodes :
Rhodes is an Island in Greece located in the Aegean Sea. Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Islands in terms of land area and also population with a population of 115,490 ( 2011 census) and is also the Islands historical Capital. Rhodes is located Northeast of Crete, south east of Athens and just off the Anatolian Coast of Turkey. Rhodes nickname is the "Island of Knights"
Thankss for this card Vern..glad that you enjoyed Greece so much ..Posted 06 August 1976

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Greece: A lovely card in the mailbox from Greece.. and thank you Sylvia..it is a lovely card .
The card is from Olympia with no information..Posted 02 June 2011..Thank you..

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The Euzones Guards ..Changing the Guard..