Golden City Athens
46 Marni Str Athens, Attica, 10438, Greece
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The Royal Olympic Athens hotel -Interior
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The swimming pool area was closed but the staff gladly opened the entrance for me for some pictures.
I only want to state that it is so elegant and very impressively decorated and I urge people who are planning visiting Athens to stay at least 2 nights here if they cannot afford to stay longer.
I won't give more info as I believe my pictures can tell everything.
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5th Day of the Cruise
13/09/11 Tuesday
We are in Pireaus….. wow!!
We woke up at about 7.00am as our ship was just outside the port waiting for permission to come in… the last thing we saw yesterday in the day light was sea as far as the eye could…see!! But this morning we have the glorious blue Mediterranean all around us and the greek islands on one side and the Port of Pireaus on the other. White buildings all over the hills … the sun ...
Greece is the word
... Greek beaches. Match made in heaven.
First things first— we did all the touristy things. We visited the Temple of Zeus and the Partenon and Acropolis. Walking up the stairs to the Acropolis — one of the most recognizable wonders of the world — was an awe-inspiring moment for me. It was so impressive. We stopped at the Acropolis Museum ...
We're here...
... will like this story. I took my dress out to "iron" for tomorrow. Since European hotels won't allow you to iron in rooms, my method is to hang clothes on the shower bar, turn the water on hot and then close the bathroom door for a while. Keep in mind shower heads are often mounted in the middle of the tub pointing into the room...not at the end like at home. I forgot to put the shower curtain in the ...
Town of the Gods, Athens!
... Later on we headed down to the bar, where we met a bunch of people few Aussie's, American, Brazilian, Greek and had a great night, although the only Australian beer they had was Fosters, which no Australian actually drinks, but they also had some home made 'party' pies which were pretty good we had a good night and was a good way to learn about other places and get tips on travelling.
The next day after a well deserved sleep in we got up and ...



