Kaningos 21 Hotel Athens

... El. Venizelou) before crossing Klafthmonos Square and wandering through the back streets.
In the evening we walked past Agiou Dimitriou church to the restaurant area and had a lovely authentic Greek meal complete with luscious salad in the Boutique Kreation where our remaining cash of 30 euros was enough to pay for the food.

We will be back here since there is much of the city and the rest of Greece and the islands that we would like to see together.

... the pool. The driver, enjoyed three rolled cigarettes (which he rolled as he drove) and a mouth full of tobacco in the fifteen-minute drive but he was pleasant and helpful none-the-less.

There are 160, 000 stray dogs in Athens. We read about this on the plane on the way over and it’s true, there are stray dogs everywhere. However, they all have collars because the government has a sterilization program that they have implemented. The dogs ...

Ok, so i arrived in Athens after long day of traveling (the waiting before/after the flights/layover in Rome, etc). I meet Daniel Peach in the airport. Actually i end up waiting an hour for him because his bag is lost. we take the bus into the city because the metro is under construction. We walk to our hostel which is pretty centrally located. we check in and decide to see a bit of the city, even though at this point it is like 9.30pm. We take a little walk, and then ...

... a marked decrease in the amount of foreign tourists who in recent years have been attracted to the livelier islands of Mykonos and Ios. The islands port is called Adamas, a quaint and pleasant harbor village with a few bars and restaurants and the majority of the islands accommodation. We found ourselves a room for two nights at Eur20 per night and located just off the main promenade on the road to Plaka, the islands inland capital. With a host of beautiful beaches and charming fishing ...

... was one of the nicest museums we've been to and the archaeological site was ruins with wild flowers and grasses with a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains. We had to walk the 30 mins into the town of galaxidi and on the way back after dinner one night we thought we might take a short cut but ended up getting lost among half finished houses and had to ...

... them into a foreign city with none of the language and nothing to do. We walked around the city all afternoon and evening, finding the Natural History Museum and later a flea market for those of us that didn't want to stay at the Museum. It was quite an experience being essentially lost in Athens with 6 other students, none of whom know a word of Greek. I had been right about the buildings; everything is shorter and more compact and ...

Today is history lesson 101. The day is overcast and we hope the rain stays away. We again take to the railway as it is so easy to use and we do not get lost on this, but when we exit the station, this all changes as we have no idea which road we have come out on. Get off at Akropoli station and walk up the hill to the Acropolis entrance. A tour guide wanted to give us a private tour at the price of 55 Euro ($100) for a 3 hour tour. We are confident we will not ...

... this was one of the traps that people are warned about- apparently so based on what I read later in the guidebooks). I went outside and went back to the room as quickly as I could stagger. This morning- crashing hangover and in bed until late- but not wanting to miss anything- forced myself up, poured in some coffee and hit the road in the blazing sun. Went to Temple of Zeus (photo), then through the huge public gardens to the 'guard' at the Parliament. Poor guards! In ...

... icon-like frescos decorating the wall. I particularly enjoyed the picture of the angel with the knowing smile just inside the church’s main door. All in all, the building was a wonderful place to get a basic understanding of a Byzantine church’s art and architecture.

We walked out of the church and headed west to the second of the three standing structures in the Agora: the Temple of Hephaistos. Along the way, we walked past a whole lot of rubble. We ...