Blogs from Attica, Greece, Europe - page 125

We left early again today with a swim stop at Egine and then continued our way to Athens. The weather was good and our last trip was free of sea sickness which was good for those who had been affected by it before. Before long we were moored in Athens and it was time to make it back to the hotel. Exhausted and in need of a real shower and a place that doesn´t rock we were happy to get to the hotel. After a kip and a freshen up we headed out for one last meal with everyone from the boat. We went to a lovely restaurant way up high that had a great view of the Acropolis, any-one would think we were millionaires not backpackers! Eventually we said our good-byes after what had been ... read more

Túristákat vonzó látványosság, tömegeket vonz, az amúgy néptelen fokhoz. 10 felé értünk a Bacchus kempingbe, az általunk legjobbnal ítélt görög kempingbe (bár ekkor még nem tudtuk), ahol az athéni fárasztó munka után, egyből be is iktattunk egy pihenő napot. Amikor csak strandoltunk, rákfogással próbálkoztunk, kiúsztúk a kis korallzátonyra, finomakat ettünk és frappéztunk a sátánkutya mellett és éjjeli fürdést (hideg volt, de sok volt a csillag) rendeztünk.... read more

És végre eljutottam Athenba. Harmincakárhány óra a Transzbalkán Expresszel (már rutinosan), ahol a hálófülkét egy család két lányával osztottam meg (nyáron kicsit többen utaznak Görögországba, mint télen). Majd Thessalonikből további 5 óra Athenig. De végre ott voltam, az utolsó szigrolatok, szakdolgozatvédés, az államvizsga, és a diplomaosztó után Görögország élettel teli, nyüzsgő szívében. A többiek már reggel megérkeztek fapadossal (pár órát aludtak a reptéren) és már vártak rám. Egy Youth Hostelben volt a szállásunk, a régi olimpiai stadion mögött, kb. 20-25 perc sétára a belvárostól. Az aznap estét a Lykavitoson töltöttük, a város fényeiben gyönyörködve. A hegyoldal azonban telis-tele van kaktuszokkal, ezért nagyon kell vigyázni, hova állítjuk fel a fényképezőgépet... Szikiből fél órán keresztül szedegettük ki a tüskéket. A következő nap intenzív városnézéssel kezdődött az... read more

Our plan............get up early and see all there was to see at the Acropolis. Woops, we slept in again! Damn those curtains that don't let the sun in! Anyway we made it and what an amazing sight! It was so interesting to put yourself back sooooo long ago and imagine the setting from looking at the remaining relics. You could clearly see from the drawn diagrams what the remaining stone pieces used to make up. We climbed up quite a distance and the view was spectacular. It was very hot and Matt and I spotted these delicious looking frozen drinks and without hesitation Matt asked for two and the man replied 9 Euros please! We slurped every last bit out of those suckers (an expensive pit stop!) But darn they were good. We spent a good ... read more

We got to go on our first plane ride of the trip today, yipeee! We arrived at about six pm and headed to Hotel Aristoteles. It was 32 degrees when we arrived so we were impressed with the air- conditioned room. By the time we headed out to dinner it was 9:30pm and we thought we would have to settle for a take-away kebab but no siree this is when it all happens in Greece! We walked for about ten minutes and no food places were grabbing our attention and we were thinking our hotel wasn't near anything and then we hit it............Metropolis Street. As far as the eye could see there were outdoor tables not one to spare, heaving with people, music and atmosphere! Matt and I went up and down a few times with ... read more