Amaryllis Athens
45 Veranzerou Str & 3rd September Athens, Attica, 10432, Greece
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Gazi: 'The Shoreditch of Greece'?!
... apparently often the done thing. I really liked this Gazi area, lots of open bars - no queuing or entry prices and you could hear the music as you walked past so can easily decide whether places are worth a visit.
The music varied from cheesy classics to traditional Greek music played very fast! We stuck out dancing around while the Greeks stand still and nod their heads...we didn't see any of them dancing till after 3am! (The photos say it ...
History while in Athen's
... means city or city-state and acro means high, so the word acropolis means a "high city." The Acropolis is a flat area about 3 hectares in surface area and is about 490ft above sea-level. Athens has nine hills/mts however, the Acropolis is not the highest. On our climb to the top we stopped at the odium which is similar to a theater but it was used for singing and musical/poetry shows. On our climb down we stopped at the ...
GRISTMAS (Greek Christmas)
... or high city). There is, of course, the Parthenon (Ancient Greek History Lesson #2: Athena is sometimes called Athena Parthenos from the word parthenogensis - which means asexual reproduction - because Athena was born out of Zeus's forehead), the Old Temple to Athena, Erechtheum, the statue of Athena Parthenos, the Temple to Athena Nike, and the Theater of Dionysus, among other things. We started from the Akropoli metro stop, and slowly made our way ...
Three nights in Athens
... but the Metaxa brandy was a delicious surprise with its hint of honey. Strolling the Plaka at night the various sidewalk cafes offered a mulltitude of choices.
Dogs run loose everywhere in Athens, some with collars, some without, apparently they have free reign of the city and are fed by everyone. One story we heard about the modern Olympics was that they collected all of the stray dogs, housed them in kennels during the Olympics ...
A Dream Come True!
... monuments.
We decided to get off the bus again at a large mall, where we stocked up on some toiletries we needed and Matt bought a new wedding ring to replace his cheap steel one from Australia. At the top of the mall we had lunch with a view of the Acropolis, which seemed so amazing to us but must be so mundane to the Athenians. We then got back on the bus and continued through the city back to the stop near our hotel, where we rested and ...



