One of the reason I have been skeptical of efforts to return assorted items to Greece is the fact that access to such items always seems to be affected by strikes (heck, on our honeymoon, a trip to Corinth was bypassed because of a ferry strike) … this week, e.g., folks couldn’t visit the Acropolis:
- Greece: Striking guards shut Acropolis site, again (International Herald Tribune)
- Tourists forced to admire Acropolis from afar (Kathimerini)
- Acropolis closed due to strike (Xinhua)
… and it’s not just in Greece; Italian archaeologists shut down assorted monuments in their own ongoing protest:
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