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Attractions in Athens

A travel blog entry by eslater

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... Mitropolis, got off and got on a train to the Metro-subway Syngrou Fix and walked to my hotel. By then it was 4:00pm and decided to watch some T.V. in my room until Dinner was being served downstairs. I had what was called 'mousaka' which included eggplant, ground beef, potatoes and tomato sauce with béchamel (béchamel is a sauce which contains butter, plain flour, hot milk and grated nutmeg). Today had been a big day, so I can't wait to see what happens ...

From Cold and rainy to hot and sunny.

A travel blog entry by iancarmen

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Woke at 6.30am, still with a pain in my side. I
quickly packed my remaining stuff, took my bags down stairs and
checked out. I had a flight at 10.20am and had to be there 2 hours
early, which meant that I had to get there first. This meant that I
had to leave the hotel before breakfast was served, but I thought I
might be able to get something decent at the airport. It was a rainy
cold morning, there were not many people about at 6.45am as ...

Day Sixteen

A travel blog entry by stigandwally

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... br>
We spend the afternoon cleaning Big Boy and our clothes. Vicky pretends that she is a Greek slave girl and we spend an hour hand-washing every piece of clothing in sight. Clearly we need more practice in this area as everything came out just as dirty as when it went in. After rewarding ourselves with a quick swim we decide to make dinner. Vicky is unsurprised that Danny takes one look at Herbert’s innards and makes gagging noises, so she has the task of ...

Tension in Athens

A travel blog entry by astephen

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... was among the most powerful in the world.

We saw parliament house and the town hall, the two most hated buildings in Athens our guide told us, and tried to catch a glimpse of the tomb of the unknown solider. We watched the changing of the guard, admiring their symbolic uniforms and their peculiar synchronised leg-swinging routine. We wandered through the flea markets, loosing ourselves in the maze of streets.

And on our last night, we watched the ...

Arrived in Athens on 1 day strike..... mmmm fun...

A travel blog entry by nonnaclaire

... we feel at home here.

Sat an people watched for an hour or so, then had the most amazing dinner of Lamb cooked on a spit, and a lovely Greek Salad. Bread with Olive Oil.... and a large bottle of water. After we were served complimentary apple pieces sprinkled with cinnamon... (good for the cholestrol)

Still daylight and about 8.45pm so headed home as big day tomorrow, and must try to catch up on travel blog, and sort some photos....


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