Blogs from Attica, Greece, Europe - page 121

Athens does not appeal to alot of people due to the hustle and bustle of the place but it is definately worth a stop over to visit the Acropolis and the Ancient History that you can feel there.... read more

We had to set the alarm, as we had to finish seeing the sights of Athens before we caught the bus to Litohoro. Breakfast was an apple, I really miss my regular breakfasts already. The plan was to go to The National Archaelogical Museum which is regarded as one of the world's best museums. The guy on reception gave us directions, but we still needed help in finding it, but in Athens this isn't a problem. The history in the museum is amazing. I love my history, and there is so much to read that we resorted to taking photos of the historical information so we could stick to our tight timeline. The marble and stone artefacts were the highlight for us, and while the gold, bronze and vase exhibitions were interesting they didn't compare as ... read more

Since I looked after myself yesterday I was up early, and went to the gym which made me feel good about myself. Today we leave for Athens, and we will be in Greece for eleven/twelve days. It didn't take long to pack, as we are only taking 2 backpacks (1 big, 1 small). We had to wash some clothes as well, and after two trips to the laundromat dryer the clothes were nearly dry. We said goodbye to Kez, having said goodbye to Rod earlier, and we were off. Missing the 12.57 train wasn't a good start, but we had plenty of time an the 13.16 was fine. We changed at West Ham, and then Green Park before arriving at Heathrow right on 15.00. Beck somehow slept on the train with her head in the most ... read more

Thessaloniki was okay, but with the dreary day, exhaustion of carrying around my bag all over, and overdoing it with the desserts (thus, not feeling so hot... in addition to trying to kick the remnants of a cold), my expectations of Athens had kind of dimmed. This morning, I peaked outside and found crystal-clear blue skies... not a cloud ANYWHERE! :) And the weather was about around 60 degrees (this was about 8 AM). That was a good start. I took a taxi to the subway and then set out for the Accropolis. I exited the subway and after about 50 yards I caught the first glimpse of it on a hill way above me... and it kind of took my breath away (and, believe me, I'm not in to artificially building this kind of stuff ... read more

Crazy damn Aussie!! (In an american accent) I cruised off the road in my scooter, down an embankment, through some trees and hit the skids & come to a stop at the edge of a drop off into the sea! Pretty nice beach down there lasds! We ( 2 american lads & a canadian guy) decided to go to an island off athens for the day to go exploring. So we cought the ferry over to Aegina Is ( 1 of those hydro foil boats that sit up above the H2O) We got there & had some grilled octopus & a beer then hired scooters. We cruised road the island, lovely scenery, not a cloud in the sky, crystal clear H2O, the coast road, an awesome bakery, the temple of athina, mono's, burnouts & general crazy ... read more