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August, 1992 - The Peloponnese Peninsula of Greece
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| The Canal of Corinth, completed
in 1893, joining the Ionian and Aegean Seas, greatly shortening the shipping route
from Athens to the Mediterranean Sea |
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Map of Greece, showing the Canal of Corinth and other
places shown here |
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| Looking out across the Gulf of Corinth |
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Picturesque steps in a small Peloponnesian town
(the sign reads "Pharmacy") |
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The theater at Epidauros, on the Peloponnese
Peninsula (it's pronounced epi-DAHV-ros) |
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Me, at the top of the theater, where I could hear someone down on the stage,
whispering! |
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| Nafplion, the first capital of modern Greece,
in 1832 |
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A narrow street in Nafplion |
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| Shopping in Nafplion |
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The old fort on the hill above Nafplion |
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| Old building in Nafplion |
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