Blogs from Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe - page 10

"Welcome to Greece. The land of opportunity, taxes, more taxes and even more taxes". I noted this inscription as one of the more understandable pieces of graffiti on a wall in Plaka. It is fair to say that Greece has generally had a hard time of late. The economy hasn't faired well and there have been lifelines thrown by the EU, but all with strings attached. The strings aren't appreciated by all, who judging by this graffiti feel overburdened by the level of tax. The anti EU graffiti was fairly commonplace and often noted, as we wandered around during our stay. What was surprising was the pro Boris sentiment next door to the tax graffiti. Who would have thought that TFB was even known outside our shores? The elusive one turns out to be much favoured ... read more

There was a time when we were growing up, when summer holidays involved heading off to Spain. If it wasn't Spain, it was almost definitely Greece. Whilst the above fact registered with me, it didn't really affect my world. I was much more likely to be spending my summers round the Beechwood Avenue Cricket Academy than either destination. My first ever flight in my mid 20s was to Greece. Corfu, to be precise. Other Greek Islands followed. Kos and then Rhodes. I suspect that the party continues in Falaraki to this day. As a result I have a soft spot for the nation, although it dawns on me as I write, that was 33 years ago. I haven't set foot in Greece since. The Man in the Middle unsuccessfully tried to persuade me to join him ... read more

Cestovna horucka pokracuje aj noc pred odletom. Prakticku cely tyzden poriadne nespim, mam taky divny pocit z tejto cesty. Nieco podobne sa mi tusim este pred ziadnou cestu nestalo. Rano moj odvoz na zel.stanicu zaspal ale vlak stiham v pohode. V galante menim osobak za rychlik. Ten riadne napraskany (je rano a pondelok). Vdaka blbosti ludi sa mi uchadza miesto v kupecku. Boli tu volne 3miesta ale nik z ludi co stali v ulicke si tam nesadol. Fakt nepochopim zmyslanie ludi. V ba na ubohej hlavnej stanici tiez kopa ludi. Listok na mhd kupeny v pohode, 61tka prisla za 15min. Ta tez narvana ale cestou sa to vyprazdnovalo. Pred letiskom hliadkujuci policajti. Kedze som mal este tekute zasoby (nealko dzuse) ranajkovanie pred security. V batohu objavene navyse 2zemle. To ma dost nasralo, bo som sa tesil ... read more

I am now in Athens, Greece. I spent much of the day yesterday in airports or airplanes. The flight from Dubai to Athens is over five hours, but I was comfortable in my Emirates business class seat. I checked into the hotel and went out to dinner fairly soon after that. I went to a place near the Acropolis Museum and had Greek vegetarian food that was delicious and inexpensive and I don’t know the names of any of it. Then I spent the rest of the evening in the Acropolis Museum, which is open until 10pm on Fridays. I wasn’t there quite that late but I got to see statuary, metopes, friezes, scale models, and explanatory signs. I found it all quite interesting and, to top it off, the Acropolis itself was lit up and ... read more

Inca o capitala care s-a lasat asteptata in descoperirea valorilor- Atena. Locul unde se impleteste arheologia. Locul elementelor grecesti si a oratoriei. E de inteles la ce peisaje si clima au. Am ales Hotelul Nestorion, 3 zile, pret 50euro, locatia buna, TV plasma, AC, wifi perfect, parcare in fata hotelului, camera spatioasa, aproape de mijloacele de transport.... read more