National Gardens Athens

off Amalias St., Athens , Attica, Greece

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    My Life in Ruins

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    I freaking love Athens.  It's one of the best places I've been to so far by far.  Yesterday was so amazing.  I took a "free" (tips were encouraged at end) walking tour with three Jews, a German, and an Aussie.  Our local tour guide was so cool and he gave us all these secret tips on how to navigate the city.  He was …

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    Special Day Out

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    ... been doing, and I asked her about her two daughters and one son, and her little grandson. We walked through the National Gardens to the Zappeion, a beautiful mansion given to the people of Athens by the wealthy Zappeios brothers and now open only ...

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    Welcome to Athens

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    ... we went through the National Gardens planted by Queen Amalia and King Otto. We ate lunch at the Zappeion taverna beside the National Gardens, and Godiva got some nice pictures of the Zappeion fountains. We had to head back home in the afternoon to ...

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    The BibFem Four's Perfect Day

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    ... the grounds outside are for everyone to enjoy. This building too was used in the modern Olympic games in Athens. Beside the Zappeion are the National Gardens, the only really green space in the heart of Athens. A monarchy was installed in Greece in ...

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    Athenian Death March

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    We took the second walking tour today into the heart of Athens. We passed the Kalimarmara Stadium, the Zappeion, through the National Gardens, watched the changing of the Evzone guard at the Vouli, Syntagma Square and metro station, Mitropoli church, ...

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    Athens

    ... again. I had a couple of hours to kill until we’d arranged to meet at 7pm so decided to take a turn around the National Gardens which are lovely and quiet. All the city parks in Greece I’ve been to have little zoos and the National Gardens ...

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    Finishing Up

    ... we've seen in the last 2 days, so I'll just name them. Yesterday - Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, Tower of the Winds, National Gardens, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch, Tomb of the Unknown Warrior with the changing of the Guard (apparently Greek ...

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    My last few weeks in Greece...

    ... were absolutely incredible. I'm so glad we decided to go.   On Wednesday in between my classes I took Roxy to the National Gardens for lunch. It was wonderful! And then we walked past Syntagma Square to see the guards. That night I took ...

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    Once again in the Greek capital

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    ... , a bunch of us walked around the city lazily as it was a national holiday and most shops were closed. We chilled out in the National Gardens for a while, and then back on the rooftop. By evening , four of us were left, and had a great evening of ...

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    Tour 5271 / 0820 Day 14

    ...  made a number of stops when the guide thought appropriate. She was great and very knowledgeable. We stopped off at the National Gardens where we saw the changing of the guards.They were in full Greek Custom uniforms and when they are ...

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    quick and easy

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    ... ask for bus info to Istanbul at the tourist office only to find out it moved a good mile away, across from the National Gardens.  Fortunately before I went there, I checked out the OSE, the national railway company, who supposedly arranges buses to ...