As noted in the last blog, I was up until 5am Sunday morning watching the end of the Clemson game. I was planning to catch a 6:45am bus to Athens, so I decided there wasn't really any point in sleeping.
The bus trip to Athens took 11 hours, of which I probably spent about 8 asleep, though it seemed like never for more than about 15 mins at a time.
After arriving, I grabbed some dinner, where everything was swimming in olive oil. While in Greece and Albania (which has a large Greek population), I encountered multiple greek salads that were more like a bowl of cereal with olive oil instead of milk and tomatoes, cucumbers, feta, and olives instead of cereal.
The place I stayed, City Circus, definitely wins the award so far for the hostel with comfiest beds and softest towels; it was glorious. It had pretty sweet view of the Acropolis/Parthenon from the rooftop terrace as well:
From Greece - Athens |
Day 225 - Monday, September 3
I had heard that there wasn't much to see in Athens other than the Acropolis, but for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was my very comfy bed, I decided to stay in Athens until Wednesday, giving me two days in the city. With the Acropolis on the agenda for Tuesday, Monday was a lazy day. I climbed up Lykavittos hill which had nice panoramic views of Athens:
From Greece - Athens |
From Greece - Athens |
From Greece - Athens |
Day 226 - Tuesday, September 4
After finally crawling out of bed sometime after noon, I headed over to the Acropolis.
From Greece - Athens |
From Greece - Athens |
From Greece - Athens |
Despite an early ferry to Mykonos, I was up quite late again, party because my sleep schedule was just so screwed up and partly for a fantasy draft in my other fantasy football league.
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