Castella Hotel Piraeus
75, A. Papanastasio Ave. Piraeus, Attica, 18533, Greece
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Ruins and shopping
Day 4 of the cruise, getting close to the end of the trip, boo hoo. Doing our own thing today, so off the ship about 9am. Was planning to get a bus to the metro but no tobaco shops had tickets and we walked there in less than 1/2 hour. Got metro tickets 2 euros for me and fran, bargain, and there was a train there just about to go. So we changed at Omonia and got the other line getting of at Acropolis. Found the entrance, seems to be the ...
Starting from scratch
... opinions. Someone told me that life here would be like that in the film 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' all the time - I am realising that they were right!
Fitting out the flat
I've been getting the tram back in the evenings and then walking back up to the flat. One night last week I was walking along by the golf course and a man on a motorbike stopped right by me and started shouting at me (in Greek!). It was a bit scary but luckily he drove on and I ...
Piraeus for the City of Athens
... s Arch, Statue of Lord Byron, Temple of Olympian Zeus, National Gardens and the University Library. We stopped finally at the Old Olympic Stadium constructed entirely of marble and seating 70,000, built for the first Modern Olympic Games and used for the Marathon finish and Archery during the 2004 games.
It was then onto the Acropolis Site, rich in beauty, architectural slendour and historic ...
Mobile Update
... to camp out at the airport. Athens has rave reviews from those willing to get out of their comfort zone and is one of the best airports in Europe to sleep in (see sleepinginairports.com). In Athens Int'l they wont disturb you and have comfy seats. I've always wanted to try this so here I am. Once I arrived, I was surprised to see how many people were sleeping on benches just in the check in areas. But I was determined to find the famed chapel where the most rave ...
Sin paseo en bote, NIEVA EN GRECIA
... o pensamos que lo mejor era tomar un colectivo que paseara por la costa. Después de esperar casi una hora por el colectivo, nos enojamos tanto con los transportes públicos de Grecia que nos fuimos en subte a caminar por el centro... Encontramos otro starbucks, mandamos las postales y Amira con su olfato de la moda se cruzó con un GAP y generó un derroche que nos hizo muy felices! =) Ahí compramos un par de regalos y unos gorritos ...


