My days in Athens are over. I ate a lot of croquettes and spanakopita, hung out with an awesome Finnish dude a few nights (who is friends of Max McCauley’s), and just kind of wandered around a good deal. I checked out some of the goth nights they have, which seemed to be more like [...]
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More Ancient Sites in Athens
Theatre of Herodes Atticus Theatre of Herodes Atticus Theatre of Dionysus Temple of Olympian Zeus Temple of Hephaestus and Athena Ergane
The View from Acropolis
The view of the city was pretty amazing from Acropolis. It was also a nice day, temperature wise. I lied down on one of the rocks and chilled out for a little bit trying to take in some ancient energy.
Protest near Parliamant
People protesting the arrest of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. It was the 10th anniversary.
Futbol at the Olympic Stadium
I went to a futbol game with one of my Athens hosts. I liked the Olympic Stadium. Before entering the actual stadium area, It actually seemed as if I were in some fairy tale land. Beautiful pink’n’purple sunset. “Our” team, AEK – the guys in yellow – won the game when it was in extra [...]
Athens, Greece not Georgia
I took a ferry from Syros to Athens. Unlike Syros, I have been spending most of my days walking around and exploring the city. I visited the Benaki museum which I enjoyed very much, for the gold wreaths, paintings of Athens from the 19th century, lots of various cool looking artefacts like grave offerings and [...]