October 20, 2009 Tuesday 1:45 pm
We walked up to the Parliament building and watched the changing of the guard. Very elaborate and impressive. The we continued walking around to experience just how crowded Athens is and how narrow the streets are. Athens is an old, dirty, crowded, smelly city and absolutely beautiful. I love that it is so different than our vanilla flavored country. The people are so kind and friendly. I’m sure they are lying with every breath they take trying to get me to buy something; but, I love that, too! They are so charming.
We had lunch at a different restaurant in the Plaka today. Mike had calamari and I had dolmas. A light lunch but just right for us. We are now back at the hotel and resting a few minutes before our tour guide comes to pick us up for our trip to Sounion. I’m sure we will be exhausted when we get back this evening but we intend to get our money’s worth!
We walked up to the Parliament building and watched the changing of the guard. Very elaborate and impressive. The we continued walking around to experience just how crowded Athens is and how narrow the streets are. Athens is an old, dirty, crowded, smelly city and absolutely beautiful. I love that it is so different than our vanilla flavored country. The people are so kind and friendly. I’m sure they are lying with every breath they take trying to get me to buy something; but, I love that, too! They are so charming.
We had lunch at a different restaurant in the Plaka today. Mike had calamari and I had dolmas. A light lunch but just right for us. We are now back at the hotel and resting a few minutes before our tour guide comes to pick us up for our trip to Sounion. I’m sure we will be exhausted when we get back this evening but we intend to get our money’s worth!
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