Athens

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The plane trip from Kiev to Athens was nice with views over some of the Aegean Islands we will be visiting until the auto pilot was switched off; then the plane seemed to be all over the sky. The plane landed OK to a round of applause.

We used the Hop-on/hop-off Red Bus to take in the sights of Athens as we only have a short stay - need to preserve the legs for Santorini next. The Red Bus works much better in Athens than in Kiev - I suspect due to the increased amount of tourist traffic.

Had a couple of pieces of luck i) Did most of our touring the 1st day; the 2nd. day turned out to be a real scorcher. ii) Visiting the Acropolis 1st. and holding on to these tickets afforded free entry into a number of other sites we visited. I suppose if we had studied the english fine print one would have known this.

Got lost in the Plaka but finally found a laundry and a useful internet cafe I was searching for.

The Astor Hotel in Athens is much more roomy than our room at the Rus Hotel in Kiev where I had to empty the room of extraneous furniture to recover some useful space. Good view of the Acropolis from the rooftop dining area and the A/con works a treat. The shower is different; no screen; just hose yourself down in a corner of the room.

The food has been good so far and we have stuck to the local cusine; you couldn't get a Big Mack in Kiev even if you wanted to as each Mackers we came across was packed solid - the locals seem to love it.

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Photos

Athens
Acropolis

Athens
Acropolis

Athens
Parthenon

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Acroplis Ampitheatre

Athens
Lesia givin it to guard

Athens
Changing of the guard

Athens
Coffee, double iced expresso

Athens
Astor - the shower

Comments

[Ange]

The photos of Athens are beautiful and the shower is definately very interesting!

[Brian Quail]

Greek Toilets
Ron, Remember, don't throw the toliet paper down the toliet. That is what the little bin next to the toliet is for.

[where R U ronny d]

Toilet
Thanks - yes I read the signs