Mistral Hotel Piraeus
105 Al. Papanastasiou Ave, Castella Hellas Piraeus, Attica, 185 33, Greece
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Ruins and shopping
... 10. We take a taxi into the center and he drops us off at the bazar. It looks pretty quite and I am starting to think that maybe what I read on trip advisor was right and it was mainly closed on Sunday. Anyway we found a shop with " Turkish" Converse only 12 euros. So I got a pair, my black shoes have a hole and seriously need chucking, Franchesca who is Converse obsessed got 2 pairs. By the time we came out the place was opening up and ...
Starting from scratch
... it seems to here! I went up to the top floor, clutching an envelope of coins and met Fay, a 28 year old girl who kindly invited me in for a juice. Her home looks like a museum, one of those places that if you were a kid your mum would definitely be saying 'look don't touch!' It is full of beautiful ornaments and wooden furniture. She was keen to practice her English and it was interesting to hear about Greek family life. We are going to meet up soon....watch this space! ...
Ancients
... temple for the Goddess Athena. It is a remarkable structure, but it is being renovated and is mostly ruins. Nevertheless, it is fascinating and provides a great view of the city. Later, we had cappuccino and coffee at a cafe with a view of the Parthenon.
We sailed from the port late in the afternoon at the time of the day when the sun is starting to set and casts the shadows that make the best ...
Piraeus for the City of Athens
... were clearly visible through large areas of glass floor, both externally on the approach to the building and internally within the ground floor. In the future they hope to provide access to these excavations for the public. Our guide indicated that the Greeks were not terribly happy with the modern external appearance but we thought the whole concept and finish was superb, we exhausted all our free time there!! ...
Oh, what a view!
... from what one of the other angry guide told us took 2 years of studying to get. George and his buddy was trying to start up the free tour as a business, kind of like NewEurope's walking tours and I think it's a great business idea.
Athen is very cosmopolitian and has everything you could need. Ermou is a great shopping street, like of Robson Street. The one thing we didn't do was go visit the poet shoe maker of Athens. His name is Stavros Melissinos ...



