Athens, Greece Travel Blogs

... ;Syntagma Square.  We timed it well and got to see the changing of the guard. It was a fantastic introduction to Athens. Syntagma Square www.youtube.com/watch?v=15mAzcwamnI We decided to stop and have a bite to eat. We found a local ...

A travel blog entry by coryandlaura
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... and all sorts of things begin to appear on small plates.   A point of information for your travels in Greece---there's a difference between cafes and restaurants, and it's hard to tell one from the other sometimes...  Restaurants serve food ...

A travel blog entry by rawhideone
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... CS) house and we would sit there, chatting and checking emails for 1,5h. Then we went to climb up Lekavitos - the highest hill in Athens, with a wonderful view from the top. We sat there for a while, admiring the view of panorama. On our way back home we ...

A travel blog entry by bogna
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... , when my friend Marcin, after the April trip to Romania and Istanbul, said: "So, Bogna, in July we`re gonna hitchhike around Greece and Balkans, aren`t we?", I didn`t consider for too long. We were supposed to get a group of people to come along with us, ...

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... Greek and foreign artists, manuscripts, as well as a large collection of traditional costumes from the various regions of Greece. We wandered the building relatively alone. It was a really peaceful morning. The old Assembly hall in the building ...

A travel blog entry by coryandlaura
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... after we got back home (about 10pm), as already at 11pm we were supposed to meet up with Malgosia - a Polish girl living in Athens. We went altogether with her to Keramikos district and we were walking from club to club, looking for her friends from CS. ...

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... of the Acropolis. The Stoa of Attolos has been rebuilt and it now holds historical artifacts from Ancient Greece.  The sculptures are beautiful. We walked around the whole complex spending a lot of time exploring the Temple ...

A travel blog entry by coryandlaura
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... !  Our first stop is the Ancient Agora, or old market, which was the commercial, trade and social center of Athens where Socrates, Sophocles and Aristotle orated their thoughts and ideas to the masses.  There was a cool Museum that is ...

A travel blog entry by madman96
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 A work trip to Athens.

A travel blog entry by stevefn
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A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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... sites are near the center of the city and relatively close together. The 12 Euro ticket for the Acropolis gets you admission to 6 of Athens' biggest sights. We had our student ID's so it only cost us 6 Euros. Let me pause for a minute to thank the ...

A travel blog entry by tbassplayer
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... views everywhere 6. The Cave of the Apocolypse at Patmos and my own "Pilgramage Path" 7. Shopping and a haircut in Athens....after a month in Africa, I was feeling very UNcivilized! 8. Agio Sofia Cave....very cool spelunking! Lowlights: 1. ...

A travel blog entry by duke_schewe
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The last two days I had been to the capital of Greece, Athens. It is the center for arts, myths, legends, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, also, it was the birthplace of Socrates, Pericles, Sophocles and many other ...

A travel blog entry by cristinaw
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Greece. Acropolis. Stones. Expensive coffee. Good food. Lots of argument. Cold nights. Although many blankets. Student discounts everywhere. Markets. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- ...

A travel blog entry by yellowdragon
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... price: 5 € duration: 4 h carrier: OSE the official travelling website: OSE in English from Patras to Athens nightly travel through the night. darkness all around. hard seats on the train. everybody is smoking. cant breathe. the ...

A travel blog entry by yellowdragon
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... and prostitutes? Yes. Is the city just one big, conrete, urban jungle? Yes. Indeed, by right, considering these factors, Athens deserves 'the hole' label. But with the clock ticking down, the end in sight, athens plays its trump card of all trump ...

A travel blog entry by marktjhung
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... the hotel we grab a snack and head to the airport via the most expensive five minute cab ride of all time.  Only back in Athens for a few hours, we get a room at the holiday inn which is the most expensive airport holiday inn I've ever seen, and not ...

A travel blog entry by madman96
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... is beautiful and is a perfect day for a day in the Park. The National Garden is this oasis of green in the middle of Athens. It is beautiful even though it is still winter and the flowers and plants aren't blooming. The tree lined paths seem to beckon you ...

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... driving back to Athens today and staying in Markopoulo at the Hotel Pantheon Markopoulo, near the airport. It is a suburb of Athens and is pretty industrialized but it is very close to the airport and that is its major selling point. The drive ...

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... for a tea bag and a cup of hot water! What do they think they are Paris or London? It does seem like Athens and the rest of Greece has become like any other European city now. The cheap days are forever gone. Some people are really trying to rip off ...

A travel blog entry by audreyandjack
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... decided to start at the Dionyssos Theatre and purchased a ticket that allowed us in to most of the archaeological sites in Athens. Next was the Herodes Atticus Odeum, a Roman theatre that is still used for performances. Climbing up the hill we entered ...

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A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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For two months I lived in Greece, meeting fellow travelers and the unanimous opinion I heard was "Athens is a shithole." Many said it wasn't even worth a day. When I rolled into Athens with a day and a half to kill I was a little worried I'd be miserable ...

A travel blog entry by danblank
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... metro stop. That afternoon, with beautiful puffy cumulus clouds and crisp skies, we went to the Acropolis for views across Athens, walking up slippery marble steps worn from millions of feet.  The Acropolis was being restored so was covered with a ...

A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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... those concerns.     Anyway, the dishes continue to arrive,  the belly dancers perform, I learn a lot about Greece and the lives of those around the table with me...the evening is incredibly delightful and this is a great welcome to ...

A travel blog entry by rawhideone
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... ...., a few club officials, Fabio Aurelio (our injured Brazilian left full-back) and a few wives and girlfriends. Our accommodation in Athens was a boat! We checked in to a moored EasyCruise ship (thanks Stelios) and had a drink in the bar. Prinz got ...

A travel blog entry by poolman99
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... of the province toured. I made three cheeses: feta, ricotta and cottage cheese. Feta, as you may know, comes from Greece, and is a curd cheese, marinated in brine. Traditionally made with sheep or goat milk, it is also made with cow's milk. ...

A travel blog entry by happysheep
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... ), but what would a trip around the world be if you didn't see the Acropolis? So we ignored the guidebooks which told us Athens is just a sprawling mess, brought out our credit cards and booked two night and a day in Athens. Just enough time to hit the ...

A travel blog entry by sharadnsusan
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... my first, and Megan's second experience was much more pleasant. For a massively sprawling city that is home to half of the population of Greece, Athens is quite the presence. It took over a half an hour for our bus to make it from the edge of town into ...

A travel blog entry by meganandkevin
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On arrival into Athens I was feeling quite sick. Anita and I went to our hotel in the hopes they would let us check in early, but as no one had vacated yet they let us, but we had to wait an hour. We went across to the main park and sat in a nice little ...

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