Blogs from Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe - page 94

The Acropolis: Hiking Up to the Holiest Rock We are up early to make the most of our last morning in Athens. Breakfast at the hotel is pathetic, but then, nothing at the Best Western has impressed so far. We head out toward the main street that leads directly to the Acropolis, briskly walking for 20 minutes until we hit the foot of the hill. There, we wonder which way to go, as there aren’t any clear signs, and the few that do exist are covered in graffiti. On the way, we pass at least three sites with ruins encased in glass. If only we had the time to see all of Athens… Leroy approaches a waiter at a café to ask him which way the path to the Acropolis lies, but before he gets even ... read more

I was entering the previous entry and the tour bus arrived so got to end it abruptly with no pix. We went on a 2-day tour to Delphi and Meteora. So glad we took the tour instead of trying to DIY, cos the guide provided so much interesting information and it's also more convenient. The guide told us that Delphi has very good weather condition, enjoying avg 300 days of good weather per year... unfortunately, this day is one of the 65 days!! :( Slight drizzle, we can still stay outdoor but the grey sky wasn't good for pixs. It's also very windy and gets so cold. Anthony fell in love with the Greek salad, had to have one at each meal and for the first time, he's taking so much feta cheese. We did ... read more

Reached Athens at 6:40pm which is 11:40pm in Singapore. Proceed to travel to hotel and we finally settled down for dinner at 3am Singapore time! Dinner was good.... read more

Well, we are in bustling Athens at the moment, and are about to embark on the last leg of our journey, travelling over to the Greek Isles. Chester filled you in on what we had been up to as far as Florence, so we will fill you in on what we have been up to since. We travelled from Florence to Rome via Pisa, but only due to a train-ticketting bungle where we were given a ticket for the wrong date after paying 30 euros for a booking, but we managed to jump on a couple of non-reserve trains anyway. The trip was a bit longer but definitely more scenic as we went along the west coast which went very close to the coastline. Rome was great - had a very welcoming feel, though the place ... read more

Woke up to this whaling alarm sound - there was a bunch of ruckus outside of the hostel and I was scared they was going to be a riot in the Monastiraki (aka ghetto)... It turned off after a few minutes - we never found out what it was for. Outside it was super busy. We could tell we were in the ghet because of all the hardware stores selling chain saws. Seriously every other store was a hardware strore. The Acropolis was amazing - its still hard to believe we are in Greece!! We walked around the Plaka and realized why everyone told us to stay there!! Its a far cry from the Monastiraki - winding stone streets with cute little sidewalk cafe's everywhere. We even found a Starbucks!!! Thank God!!! I was starting ... read more