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| The train ride to the Lake District of northern Greece. |
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| A view of apocalyptic Florina, minus the glowing white cross on the hill; Irini, one of 13 former dancing and captive bears being rehabilitated at the Arkturos center in Nymphao. |
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Coral admires the Prespes lakes
from the ruins of an early Christian basillica on the island of Agios
Achillious; and from the bow of a tiny boat as we approach Albania.
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After days of being near beautiful,
yet freezing cold, water, the temperature rises and Coral is dying for
a swim. We hike through miles of fields, only to dicover yet another
gorgeous - but unswimmable - lake.
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| The waterfalls of Edessa, inside and out. |
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The mountain village of Papingo
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Finally, a swim! And in the
crystalline mountain water at the swimming holes of Papingo; the next
day, an arduous hike through the Vikos Gorge. Coral looks up at the
cliffs that make it the deepest canyon in the world.
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