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At 6:00 PM March 15, 1998
Sunrise (local): 6:38 a.m. Sunset (local): 6:31 p.m.	Weather 54°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 0 mi / 0 km Cumulative Total 3141 mi / 5058 km	Lat: 39° 37' 52" N Lon: 22° 25' 13" E Elev: 79 ft / 24 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Athens ()
Where We're Staying: our host homes - Ethan and Padraic are at Katerina's, and Corinne and Anthony are at Haris' and Michalis'
Places We Visited: National Archaeological Museum, Moni Kaissarianis, Mount Hymettos, taverna, Haris's apartment, Corinth
Featured Site: National Archaeological Museum
Person of the Day: Uncle Manos (Emmanuel Tselikas)
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: Tiropitakia; Breakfast: pastries, coffee; Lunch: french fries, sausage, stuffed grape leaves, salami, tzatziki, Russian salad, tomatoes, cucumbers, sausage pastries; Dinner: Greek salad, fried cheese, egg plant salad, roast chicken; Olive count: 1868
Word of the Day: "Podilato" () means "bicycle" in Greek.
Tech Fact of the Day: Athens' traffic problems: Flat Count (Cumulative): 21; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 27

Next Stop: Corinth () and then Nafplio ()

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