topics: loukoumi (food), Independence Day, Ioannina, HISTORY, Ottoman Empire, transportation, bicycle race, daily life, Perama Cave; jump to dispatch

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At 6:00 PM March 25, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:34 a.m. Sunset (local): 6:52 p.m.	Weather 45°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch NA Cumulative Total 3423 mi / 5512 km	Lat: 39° 39' 34" N Lon: 20° 51' 07" E Elev: 1693 ft / 516 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Ioannina ()
Where We're Staying: the municipality has kindly arranged for us to stay at the lovely Hotel Xenia
Places We Visited: a comfy café, the start of the first race of the Patra three-day stage bicycle race, Independence Day celebration
Featured Site: Ioannina
Person of the Day: Gregoris and Miranda Iatrou
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: loukoumi; Breakfast: donuts and coffee; Lunch: none; Dinner: lemon chicken, pork chops, Greek salads, tzatziki; Olive count: 1902
Word of the Day: "Eimeras somsakasias" is how you say "Independence Day" in Greek.
Tech Fact of the Day: The nation of Greece comprises the mainland and around 1400 islands; travel between the different islands and the islands and the mainland is usually by ferries.: Flat Count (Cumulative): 22; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 27

Next Stop: We will stay in Ioannina for another day.

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