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Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos is a small windy island that is part of the Cyclades Islands, in the Aegean Sea.  It is difficult to grow things on the rocky, steep hills of Mykonos.  However, in the past the wind made it a great place for farmers from other islands to come and use the Mykonos windmills (for grinding […]

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Thessaloniki and Volos, Greece

We are back in Greece now, where we had a nice walking tour of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city (after Athens).   Again, tons of history in this city, some reflected in its archeology museum, and much in the monuments all over the city (including Alexander the Great ).   We spent a good deal […]

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