Athos Hotel Athens

... imagine what it is like here in summer!), so we decided to make a beeline into the Monastakiri district cool off, get some breakfast and to see some of the more modern side of Athens

We stopped for a coffee and walked around the pleasant Monastakiri Square and the Plaka District. Lots of souvenir shops, souvlaki shops, etc. We strolled around and ended up at the heart of modern Athens, Syntagma Square. Here we walked into the Metro station to see the ...

Last night I headed up to the rooftop bar of the hostel for happy hour and was stoked to find an incredible view of the Acropolis all lit up for the night. I met an Intrepid Tour Group up there and got to talking with a few Australians and their Italian guide, we ended up going out for my first traditional Greek meal together (stuffed vine leaves, cheese pie, meatballs, tziki, fried courgettes, other strange unknown substances ...

Athens Blog
Athens Blog!

Wow, Athens. I can't believe I
finally made it here. I've wanted to come to Greece for about 10
years, so this is incredible!

I had a good flight. I dozed the whole
time, so the four hours or so went by really quickly. Then I went to
wait for my luggage but obviously read the sign wrong because I stood
at the wrong luggage belt for about 10 minutes wondering why I didn't
recognize anyone and the luggage had Air Italy tickets ...

... a public city bus. The main Christian Church in Greece is the Greek Orthodox Church, which observes Easter a week after we celebrate the Easter Holiday. That meant we would be in Athens over the Greek Orthodox Holiday of Easter. A lot of stores and city services were not open today on this Saturday. There were fewer buses and places to buy bus tickets today than would normally be the case. We were not able to buy a ticket before boarding the bus and the bus driver was unable ...

Today we arrived to Athens. Angela's cousin, Vangeli, came to pick us up around 7AM and surprise his family with a short visit. We had a Rude and Crazy awakening when a glitch in the rooms phone system gave us a wrong wake up call. It was pitch black in the room and we get a wake up call saying it was 12 noon!!.....now we jump out of bed and run around like lunatics ...

... went for a walk. I ended up at a big park and sat under the shade of some huge trees before wandering the city and now i am back here at the hostel. They have free internet which is awesome, as most internet places charge about 4euro per hour which is *****! At the moment i am in a 4bed dorm, sharing with 2 Canadians and an American girl. Tomorrow i move to an 8 bed dorm which is alot cheaper, which is where i will stay until i leave for Mykonos Island on Wednesday. Thats all for now :)

... ruin of the temple of Apollo which is appropriate since the sun is just now coming out and shining strongly down on everything. Continuing up to the top is a large amphitheatre with renowned acoustics. Apparently you can rip a piece of paper onstage and hear it in the top row. We didn’t actually try it out, but you could tell just by speaking that it would have been an excellent place to put on a work (maybe how they got away with performances without ...

Yassas! I'm still in Greece, but only for a couple more days. I head out to India on Tuesday and will be there for a little over a month. After leaving Ios, I met my family in Nafplio, which is in the Peloponnese region of Greece. The land suddenly became much more verdant, with olive trees, orange trees, figs, and grapes covering the terrain. We visited the ancient theater of Epidaurus ...

... backpackers - which I thought was a little unusual - usually it is one or the other, but this place had a good mix. We also could see the Acropolis from here up on its hill - and it was all lit up for the night sky - and quite beautiful!! Anyway, the restaurant that was recommended was absolutely packed, but we were lucky to grab a table outside right on the edge. First thing I noticed on the menu....you could order a kilogram of wine! How funny is that! Of course we had ...

... I still had tear gas on my hands. So, when I got back to the Artemis, Jerry put an antibiotic in my eye, and I had to wear an eye-patch both that night and the next day. A Pirates life is NOT for me! Overall, it was a fun experience, and it was definitely worth it to go to the game! God blessed us in many ways, including the recovery of Beth's purse from the stadium (left under a seat) with every cent (and passport!) still inside.