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Athens, a little bit of excitement
... of this trip. There was such a selection of what you could have including poached eggs, 4 minute eggs and 8 minute eggs, which I thought was quite funny. If there wasn't anything there that you wanted they would make it for you. After our delicious breaky we went up to the acropolis, making sure that we got back around 1pm as there's was meant to be another demonstration today and it was expected to get pretty big due to the German Chancellor being in town, who ...
Very hot Athens
... Zeus (just across the road) and the Acropolis. We are in a great location. Breakfast wasn’t bad but once again we thought it would be quite flash but no not really.
We went to Temple of Olympic Zeus and then walked up the street to the Parliament House and saw changing of the guard. Not overally exciting but got some great photos! We then went across the road to Syntagma Square and that wasn’t too exciting, just a square ...
Day 2: Fear of making connections
... entrances, wondering if they're colored-coded to match their "blue, yellow, and red lines." I ask a kind-looking Greek woman about this. She sweetly smiles and replies, "No" while tapping a red one saying, "This is an old one," then tapping a green one, saying, "This is a new one." We both laugh out loud. I "escalate" downstairs. 'Oh, good, everything looks like in New York." I wait patiently for my blue line train. Orange after orange arrives. 'Wow, that's ...
IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND
... lluvia, truenos y relámpagos. Y yo, estaba oficialmente agotada.
DIA NUMERO 2 (21/09):
Day Tour a Hydra (ver otro entry).
A la vuelta de un día increíble, vestida con bikini aún mojado y pareo, decido pasar a la casa a cambiarme para después ir al centro (al cine bajo las estrellas!!!). Pero a mi alojador se le olvidó avisarme que tenía partido de fútbol y no iba a haber nadie en la casa. Me compré un picnic y esperé por ...
Athens' History and Hikes
... in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
We venture down a few streets into a shopping district, enjoy gyros and souvlaki for lunch and find a small stone, Byzantine church to tour. We pass the Library of Hadrian built in 132 AD by the emperor Hadrian.
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