Blogs from Attica, Greece, Europe - page 129

There were no cars allowed here, except the garbage truck, and an older, stout Green Beret, in his soldier garb, but probably deceased now, strolled the promenade daily, so I talked to him and he was surprised to hear that he had been mentioned on the Internet.... read more

There was absolutely no tourist information in Athens, and you were basically left to wander around lost. The Acropolis is, fortunately, on top of a hill so you can eventually spot it and then head in that direction. It cost an absolute fortune to get in and it wasn't worth it. Mind you, it would have been a waste to go to Athens and not go in as there was nothing else of the same standard to see elsewhere. I was also a bit gutted, as this was the first time that someone rejected my long-expired international Student Union card. I should have got one of the fakes in Bangkok. Wandering around the Acropolis, I met the two guys that I’d been playing cards with the night before. They were also questioning the logic of travelling ... read more

from verona to istanbul... read more

Day 27 - Thursday 9th March We decided to change Youth Hostels and move to Athens No 3 which was considerably cleaner - unfortuantely it did mean that we had less time for sightseeing. After the mandatory trip to Poste Restante, the first tourist area was the flea market, which was full of cheap junk shops with nothing worth buying - moved on quickly. Theseum - the Temple of Hephaestus the God of Fire and Blacksmiths. However there were more attractive ruins on the site Agora including where St Paul had preached a famous sermon about the Unknown God. A lot of the excavations had commenced post war. Next stop was the Acropolis which was free to enter. The temples, the pillars and other monuments were just amazing with their beauty further enhanced by the bright ... read more