Plenty of Room at the Inns of Athens
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Description: In the weeks leading up to the Olympics in Athens, hotels expected huge crowds to flood the city. Instead, people are staying away not only from the Games, but the city&#39;s hotels as well. Many blame the lack of crowds on price gouging. NPR&#39;s ...
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If the welcome home party was grand, the send-off was equally spectacular as Athens bid a fabulous farewell to the world&#39;s 10,500-odd sportspersons from a record 202 countries that assembled in Athens for the Olympic Games which concluded on Sunday night.
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The inn is one of those typically English establishments, with cool stone sides, low-timbered ceilings and smoky rooms.
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Greece spent $11.2 billion hosting this summer&#39;s Olympics, twice the original estimate, the BBC reported Saturday. The figure, larger than expected due to construction delays
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has praised Athens for organising a well-run Games. &quot;I am an extremely happy president of the IOC,&quot; Dr Rogge told reporters in Athens.
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THENS, Aug. 17  American shot-putter John Godina walked into the ancient Olympic stadium at Olympia when he arrived there earlier this week and the history he had studied in college came to life before his eyes.
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ATHENS - Greece woke up to the Olympics last night, the spirit as it swayed to the music of Zorba&#39;s Dance in the Olympic Stadium so infectious, so tantalizing that the finalists in the 100 meters joined in, acting more like dancers than runners minutes
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OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.
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FOR most spectators in the Olympic stadium, the lavish closing ceremony in Athens last night was a chance to revel in the self-congratulation and relief that traditionally comprise end-of-games euphoria.
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While the world&#39;s best athletes fight the noble Olympic battle in stadiums and pools, their fans storm the streets of Athens, turning the Greek capital into a huge international party every night.
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New York City&#39;s hotels are full for the last week of August, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday, boosting his claim that next week&#39;s Republican National Convention will provide an economic boom to the city.
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Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge on Sunday gave top marks to Athens for organising a superb Games. &quot;I am an extremely happy President of the IOC,&quot; he told reporters on the day the Games wrap up.
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Though it's been a little shaky at times, Athens  seems ready for the Olympics
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ATHENS -- As soon as the flame is extinguished in Athens tonight, the clock starts ticking in the Italian Alps.
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For the last two weeks, the world&#39;s focus was on Athens and sport and everyone was invited to a Big Fat Greek Closing Ceremony.
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Newspapers in Greece reflect a mixture of exhilaration that the Athens Olympics proved successful, and relief that they passed off without any major setback.