Omonia Grand Athens

... We saw the Acropolis and the Parthenon, where the views were amazing. The sun was pretty brutal however, we're hoping to go again when we return to Athens, at night when everything is lit up. We saw Zeus's temple (or what's left of it), Hadrian's Library and the Agora. The temple of Hephaistos was also quite beautiful, with a great view of the Agora. By the time we got to the famous archeological museum, I was too braindead to appreciate much.<br><br>I ...

... got the treasures we were looking for. We then went into Brettos, a Greek wine and liquor bar with an incredible back lit shelf of different color cordials. After one bottle of Greek white wine and two bottles of red we were off to Sholarhio for dinner. This is a wonderful Greek restaurant that was rated as a must visit. It reminded me ...

... on the mainland, I took a bus three hours north to Delphi. This is a modern Greek town attached to an archaeological site, located on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus and with a spectacular view of the valley of Phocis below. The remains of the old city of Delphi are spread over the hillside just outside the town. I visited the Temple of Apollo, another theatre and huge stadium right at the topmost point of the site ...

... white washed houses along quaint Anatiotika. The view out over Athens and across to Lykavittos Hill gets steadily more impressive the higher you climb. The entrance fee to the Acropolis is a rather extortionate Eur12 but it does include entry to the city's other ancient sites like the Ancient Agora, the Roman Agora, the Keramikos and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Thankfully for me the fake student card I bought in Bangkok provided me with free entry to all the sites, Mark 1; Greece 0. A ...

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... to the brim of clear liquid. A digestif he explained. It wasn't ouzo, but we couldn't quite decipher what he said it was. For any matter, it was nice and smooth, and a pretty nice gesture! In our relatively short time in Athens, we came across so many friendly and helpful people. In our hotel, in the ferry ticket office, in the restaurants we dined in. It was not at all what we expected (but to be honest, we really didn't know what to expect here). The opposite, however, could ...

One of John's goals on this trip was to ride a donkey! So our obliging friend Maria introduces John to Mihalis and his family. Mihalis rides his donkey all day (when not in school) and helps his Papou with the farm animals. So, he takes John for a ride on his donkey. Ken and I sit with the rest of the family enjoying an iced coffee while the boys (who communicate through gestures) get to know each other. Off for a ride they go!

... in athens too. they were at another hostel and we told them where ours was and that we were taking this walking tour tomorrow and they shoudl meet u p with us. we didn't know if they were going to get it or not but we thought we would try. then we went to dinner and started our gyros fix now. We are pretty sick of them by now but at least they are cheap and we know what is in them. in our room there was a korean girl ...

... sized bowl of condoms. They were obviously doing a good trade at the Dream Hotel because there was no attempt on their part to solicit our business when Paul asked where we should go for some evening entertainment. <br><br>In the end we stayed close to the base of the brilliantly lit Acropolis in the district of Psiri but its lanes of bars and restaurants were dead (most only opening after midnight due to the holiday according to another of Paul ...