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Ban on ships for Gaza to protect activists: Greece
ATHENS – Greece said it acted to protect pro-Palestinian activists when it banned all Gaza-bound ships from leaving its ports for a second day Saturday.

The Greek capital has a population of 745514 (in 2001) within its administrative limits and a land area of 39 km2 (15 sq mi). The urban area of Athens extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3130841 (in 2001) and a land area of 412 km2 (159 sq mi). According to Eurostat, the Athens Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) is the 8th most populous LUZ in the European Union (the 4th most populous capital city of the EU) with a population of 4013368 (in 2004). A bustling and cosmopolitan metropolis, Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece and it is rated as an alpha- world city. It is rapidly becoming a leading business centre in the European Union. In 2008, Athens was ranked the world’s 32nd richest city by purchasing power and the 25th most expensive in a UBS study.

Trip Overview Santorini, Greece 2009

Greece Turns to Military to Restore Fuel Supplies
Greece turns to military to restore fuel supplies, as strike hits tourism Greece – International Monetary Fund – European Union – Tourism – Athens

16 September 2007 Bronze For Lithuania The two last champions of Europe from 2003 and 2005 met on Sunday evening in Palacio de Deportes in Madrid and when the smoke cleared Lithuania beat Greece 78-69. Lithuania hit two birds with one stone. By winning the game they’ll get to wear the bronze medal on the EuroBasket 2007 podium later on tonight, and also earned the third European ticket to the Olympic games in 2008. Theodoros Papaloukas (Greece) Theo Papaloukas had eight points in the loss. Greece wanted to win a third medal in a row, but saw a tough Lithuanian group who recovered in time from the surprising loss to Russia in the semi-finals last night. Ramunas Siskauskas continued his great form from the last games and downed a couple of three-pointers in crunch time to secure the win. This time he was joined by Ksistof Lavrinovic and Linas Kleiza who shot very well both inside and outside the arc, to make sure Greece will stay behind for the vast majority of the game. “It’s not a gold medal but I’ll take this,” said Darius Songaila after the game. “For sure it’s a great feeling. Now we’re going to focus on the Olympics.” Sarunas Jasikevicius, who hammered the last nail in Greece’s coffin, finished with 11 points and five assists despite a slow start. Greece, once again, had only one player with a good shooting night, and this time it was Nikos Zisis. He dropped in 23 points on 58% shooting from the field, but the total of the team was poor. The team of coach Yannakis …

I’m planning a trip to Greece for the first time and the information on the internet is a bit overwhelming and jumbled. I obviously can’t see everything, so if anyone has experience from visiting or knows of some GOOD websites that have some tips on what to see that would be awesome! I want to see as much as I can and I’m planning on going for about 2 weeks.

Germany Rejects European Fund for Greece
Germany: No European Monetary Fund for Greece, which needs to get a grip on its budget Germany – Greece – Travel and Tourism – Government – Business

What are some great European tours that are guided by a tour guide?

We have never been to Europe and would love to go on a guided tour through EVERY country lol (which is not really possible lol (maybe) and want to see EVERYTHING lol!!!

The tour should include common countries like:

• France
• Italy
• England
• Spain
• Germany

AND some extras like:

• Switzerland
• Ireland
• Greece (WOULD LOVE TO GO HERE!!!)

Maybe I am asking too much when I list all those countries but we have never been to Europe and when we go, we want to experience everything.  What are some great European tour companies to look into and what are some great European tour packages to look into that offer all or most of those countries?

Thanks

alright. I’m 17 years old and next summer I’m going to be taking a two month trip to Europe that I have been planning for the last two years. Now here are the countries I am thinking of visiting in order of necessity to visit. Ya know to see family and buddies

1. Germany
2. Spain
3. Romania
4. UK
5.France
6. Holland
7. Switzerland
8. Greece
9. Turkey
10. Russia

Now I have all of these countries included except for Russia. I need Ideas for the best country to start in, and the best to end in. Also need info on any festivals going on in these countries. Plus ideas of where to go in each country, and what to do. Tell me what I need to do, and what I need to miss. Any info would be much appreciated.