After the Acropolis we decided to visit downtown Athens for some shopping, museums, food, and bonding. There were a lot of sketchy looking people in the shadows of the streets, we even saw a man shooting up!! From that point, I decided it would be best to just stick to the map and see the touristy destinations, such as the museum. It was crazy seeing a lot of ancient artifacts I had remembered from the textbooks in school. We also went to a shopping bazaar, which was flooded with tourists, vendors, and gypsies. At night we checked out the nightlife in our sleepy beach town and went to a restaurant and a few small bars; we even tried to sneak into a private party! But we ended up coming back to the hotel, and went to
... read more