Athens Reviews -General

I would have to say that one visit to the magnificent city of Athens is not enough. There are countless things to experience and explore at the same time. We had been there for a week, last year. The city was bustling with tourists, immigrants and local people. The noise was unbearable, on top of that traffic was incessant and the smell of food at each and every corner was overwhelming. The city completely puzzled my senses.

We had chosen a hotel in the quaint Plaka region of Athens. This part of Athens is also famous for gyros and we used to eat it, every time we stepped out of the hotel for dinner. This city steeped with ancient history offers a lot of touristy places to visit. We had been to the Acropolis, Ancient Agora, Keramikos, Temple of Zeus and also to the Temple of Poseidon in Sounion. We were fortunate enough to watch the beautiful sunset amidst the temple ruins in Sounion. It was a wonderful romantic experience for us.

We also visited the Archaeological Museum. But it was tremendously time consuming since it was so big. We had to cut short the museum tour as we had other plans for the day. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the National Art Gallery that had paintings by Greek artists. I hadn’t heard them again of course, but their work was nice and pale. Amidst all these tours, I squeezed out some time to buy some souvenirs to take back home. My mug with the Acropolis on it is truly my favourite.