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I love Greece and the Greeks but they have destroyed Athens

1 August 2020

9:00 AM

1 August 2020

9:00 AM

Athens

 

This ancient city without tourists reminds me of the Athens I once knew and loved, but for the hideous 1960s modern buildings that have defaced its beauty like plastic surgery gone wrong. Walking around the Old Royal Palace and the National Gardens I point out some old beauties to the wife on Herod Atticus and King George II streets.

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