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Athens/Naxos
... us feel quite sad as the shopkeepers were all trying to pull us into their shops and the shops were just full of junk. However, once out of the Plaka area we found some lovely quiet streets to explore. We made our way to Syntagma Square which is the main square in Athens where they usually have their protests. On the roads leading to the square there were police buses and the police all had their riot gea, semi ...
Wait, where's the room service?
... Legend) to bring us dinner and drinks but then reality set in and we realized we have to fend for ourselves until we get home. So we had dinner in the Plaka. (With the shortest route disputed.) But really it was close. We are staying at the wonderful AVA Hotel and it is in an ideal location. Plus we were upgraded to a suite. No turkish bathroom but quite the balcony view. I'll post the photos later, remember we're on holiday.
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God laughed
... out to a movie that night. Instead of going out exploring, I thought it best if I just stayed in and rested.
Then next morning, I was revived and decided to give Athens another shot.
I left Maya in the garden (mom, which she did not dig in) and Jo drove me to the metro station where I went to find the Parthenon. She said that her and her friend Nicky could meet me later and we agreed on a time and place.
My first order of business at being ...
Travels Part IV
... one place before swapping them for beer at the bar! But Suede were, as always, fantastic, playing pretty much a greatest hits set with To The Birds and Killing of a Flashboy thrown in. With the Athens metro being shut I jumped in a taxi back to Syntagma and stopped at the Golden Arches for some supper before heading to bed.
Sept 12th - Not a great nights sleep to the accompaniment of Daniel's snoring but up for a shower and spot ...
Ancient History
... everything because Julia (our wedding planner) has all of our paperwork and translations! So we decided to wait and call Julia and ask her what to do, even the form was different than what she told us to fill put. The kind woman from KCMO had a cell phone (she lives in Greece now) and offered it to us to call Julia. We went back to security and she got her phone while we got her number. Julia answered and told is to wait and she would get back to us ...