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Travel Blogs from Athens
Pheidippides..come on, man.
... along the route. :) After those 6-7 miles..the hills started. I didn't give much thought to how rough the course was going to be. I knew it was hilly, but I didn't know it was one of the hilliest courses. My knee started to get sore around mile 13 and I knew this was bad news bears. After my knee started hurting I adjusted the way I was running to compensate which gave me a crazy gross blister. I was a mess and could not wait to never see a hill ever again. haha It was ...
Disembarking and a day in Athens
... us and we walked out....no customs no nothing. It meant that we were very early for the pickup but that didn’t matter and in any case it turned up early and whisked us through the heavy and quite scary Athens traffic to the hotel.
The hotel is a five star top notch one and we didn’t have to wait too long for the room despite arriving mid morning. We dumped the bags and walked down to the main square to change some Turkish money ...
Travel Day - Rome to Athens
We were up early this morning and on our way to the metro by 9:30am. After a few metro stops we switched to the rail line out to the airport. Checkin went really fast and there were still no issues with the size of my bag :) The flight to Athens was pretty uneventful, and was shorter than I thought as I had forgotten that there was an hour time difference between Italy and Greece. At the airport we sorted out our ferry tickets so that we wouldn't have to worry about them in ...
Three Beautiful Islands
... island was Aegina, famous for locally grown pistachios and the temple of
Aphaia. The story goes that the distance between the three temples (Aphaia,
Poseidon, and Parthenon) forms an isosceles triangle, and we all wanted to have
the experience of visiting all three. On a clear, you are able to “connect the
dots” from the temple of Aphaia. Today was clear and standing at different
vantage points, we thought ...
Jeeves, My Swag Please
... my belly and sat down to catch up on blogs, which I, with the completion of the following paragraph, have done.
Tomorrow we leave for a day trip to Corinth, which is supposed to be an interesting city in its own right, let alone with its Biblical importance. We're spending the night in a small coastal city nearby, so I can't promise you a blog tomorrow but I can promise myself a swim. Til then though, peace and blessings from me and us to you and yall.
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Location
Other places to stay in Athens
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Athens Ledra Marriott
Αθήνα 2, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $108- Awful Service, Average Hotel
- Great base for Athens
- Excellent!
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InterContinental Athenaeum
Neos Kosmos, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $234- Wonderful Hotel - an oasis of calm compared to the heat and chaos of the city
- Very Nice Place
- The most immaculate hotel ever
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Hilton Athens
1, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $144- Impressed
- Best in Athens
- One word: Superb
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Titania Hotel
????? 1, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $79- Horrible rooms and breakfast
- Good location, Small clean rooms
- Nice Value
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President Hotel
Αθήνα 7, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $74 -
Royal Olympic Hotel
Αθήνα 2, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $96- Nice, but......
- AWESOME stay
- Location, location, location
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Hotel Grande Bretagne, A Luxury Collection Hotel
Syntagma Square, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $280- Rich Opulence Details
- The Absolute Best!
- Fantastic
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Metropolitan Hotel
Παλαιού Φαλήρου, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $111- A Cruise/Conference Hotel
- Big Hotel
- Good Hotel, Nice breakfast and toiletteries
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Classical Athens Imperial
Αθήνα 1, Athens | 5 star hotel- This hotel is super, and I know what I talk about
- Greco Imperial OK, No local flavor
- Dissapointed-definetely not a 5 star hotel.
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Stanley Hotel
Omonia Square, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $64- Convenient location next to the Metro
- Want a rooftop pool in Athens?
- Great place to stay
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Crowne Plaza Hotel - Athens City Centre
Ζωγράφου, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $155 -
Divani Caravel Hotel
Ζωγράφου, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $150 -
Novotel Athenes
Αθήνα 1, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $77- Enjoyed the stay
- Great Rooftop Pool
- Una maravilla de piscina
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Divani Acropolis Palace Hotel
Makriyanni, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $95- 3 blocks from acropolis--great location
- Best Part of this hotel was the bartender, Fotis
- Close to Acropolis, but average hotel
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Zafolia Hotel
Αθήνα 7, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $98 -
Saint George Lycabettus
Kolonaki, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $120- Would not stay here again
- Oh what a hill...
- Good location in Athens, nice 4/5* hotel
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Electra Palace Hotel Athens
Syntagma Square, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $214- Enjoyed my stay....
- Quite Impressed! Really Enjoyed Our Stay
- There is no rooftop pool!!
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Armonia Hotel
Αθήνα 6, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $39 -
Dorian Inn Hotel Athens
Omonia Square, Athens | 2 star hotelfrom $50- Arachnophopbes beware
- Was very pleasantly surprised
- Dorian was good
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Oscar Hotel
Omonia Square, Athens | 3 star hotelfrom $48 -
Amalia Hotel
Syntagma Square, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $107 -
Melia Athens
Omonia Square, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $85- Terrible Hotel
- The Worst Customer Service EVER!
- No es un cinco estrellas
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Radisson Blu Park Hotel Athens
Αθήνα 1, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $98 -
NJV Athens Plaza
Syntagma Square, Athens | 5 star hotelfrom $131- Excellant hotel
- Great Value and Wonderful Location
- Incredibly Perfect Location - Luxurious & Fun
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Candia Hotel
Αθήνα 1, Athens | 2 star hotelfrom $53 -
Fresh Hotel
Omonia Square, Athens | 4 star hotelfrom $112- Loved this Hip Hotel
- Fresh attitude
- Great for the price
