Plenty of Room at the Inns of Athens
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Description: In the weeks leading up to the Olympic games in Athens, hotels were expecting huge crowds to flood the city. Lagging ticket sales at Olympic venues seem to have trickled into the hotel business as well, as crowds have failed to show up as ...
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The Athens Olympics have proved a "great  success" giving Greeks fresh confidence and energy, Athens  mayor Dora Bakoyannis said on Friday.
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You&#39;ve got to travel pretty far to reach an Olympic wrestling match in Athens. Beyond the dusty suburbs, past the tollgates north of the city, high up where the hills are snaked by motorways, you&#39;ll find the Ano Liossa Olympic stadium.
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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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LIKE a rank outsider, Athens has surprised the pundits by hosting an Olympic Games that has run with the mathematical precision mastered by the ancient Greeks.
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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.
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By MATT MOORE    ATHENS, Greece  -- Amid the roar of the crowd, the silence of the phones can be deafening. As thousands of athletes, spectators, journalists, officials and more descend on the Greek capital ahead of the Aug...
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All the action from the finale to the Athens Olympics.
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ATHENS (CP) - With pride and relief, Athens bid farewell to its guests from 201 countries at the close of the 2004 Olympic Games on Sunday.
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The Greek capital allayed all fears of a city not ready for the 28th Olympiad.
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The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts
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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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The hangover hurts, the bills are yet to be paid, but Athens threw quite a party
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There were still plenty, way too many, good seats available.
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Two continents. Three luxury mansions  courtesy of friends. Endless sun and sea. And a front-row seat  for the Olympics to boot.
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Travel: A current crop of small and intimate places to stay is a refreshing change in a city where big and brash is the norm, says China Williams
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ATHENS, Aug. 16 -- The US women&#39;s soccer team has been in the city of Thessaloniki, nearly 190 miles north of Athens, since last Thursday, holed up in a sprawling hotel on the outskirts of town. Now, the goal is to extend their stay.