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General: Athens April 2010

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

After one week on Naxos is was time to move on to Athens. I had an uneventful flight to Athens, and like always a taxi friend of mine was there waiting for me. A quick transfer to my hotel, I had chosen Airotel Parthenon again after my stay there for Christmas-New Year, when I liked it so much and decided this should be my future hotel in Athens whenever it is available for my visits. I was...

General: For the love of Greece and Athens

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

I love Greece. The contrasts from city to island, the contrasts between an island to another, the sceneries and the landscapes, the sea... I love Greece. The cradle of democracy and the template of present day civilisation, the feeling of respect and humility by seeing major historical sites around every corner, the sense of being where some of the most important parts of our common history ...

General: City with great contradictions

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

I have been living in Athens for the past three years now. As a historian, it was a dream for me to come in this cultural town. Initially, I had plans to stay for a few months just to visit the archaeological monuments and basically broaden my horizons. By the first year I had visited many historical places, however a job came up so I decided to stay a bit longer. I must say that Athens, you certainly think about it as you walk around. Anafiotika is a quarter with old traditio...

Villages: The safe city centre

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Indeed Syntagma is the centre of Athens. Everything, from restaurants to theatres, museums and ancient sites are only a walking distance away from Syntagma. Of course, the subway is also a great help. Best subway I've used in Europe, large clean trains, security people and timetables every 5 min. Every time in Athens, we...

Villages: New places to see every time

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

Athens is a place I visit at least twice a year on work, and my impressions of the city, if I were to be realistic, are that the city is not a lot different from any other European metropolis, where a kind of chaotic harmony exists between the ancient and the modern, the moral and the immoral, and the clean and the unclean. If you can actually stop complaining about all the negative aspects and...

General: Amazing day and night

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

This was my first trip to Athens. I was on official work, but decided to stay the week end and see something of this ancient city with the glorious past. I took the metro to the Acropolis, one of the most magnificent archaeological monuments in Europe which never fails to evoke feelings of admiration. The ancient monument was built in the 5th century B.C and it is an enduring symbol of Greek cu...

General: Wintertime in Athens

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

An international conference brought me to Athens in the middle of the winter. I had been to Athens twice before but I was always in the hurry to get a ferry to the islands, so didn't usually spend more than to days in the city. But this time, the cold winter had trapped me inside the walls and I could see the sea only fr...

General: Most about sightseeing

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

To me Athens has just been an important city in Greece from my history classes at school. In fact, I somehow had the impression that it would be a rather solemn place filled with museums and ruins of a glorious past. But after travelling around the ancient city state for a few days, I realized that a trip to Greece would have been incomplete without a trip to this great city. Athens. In a distance of 10 minutes walking from Thissio, there was busy Monastiraki with a lovely open bazaar in the weekend...

Villages: A night in Piraeus

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

While I have no doubt Piraeus has a beauty of its own, but an experience three years ago has put me off for good. Before embarking on a hop across the Cyclades, we decided to stay overnight in Piraeus to get the early morning ferry. Sadly there was only one ferry a day at the time and, with a late flight from the UK, staying overnight in the port was unavoidable. We booked a cheapish h...

General: Lovely flower pots in Plaka

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

This time in Athens, we stayed in Plaka in a small family hotel. The entire neighbourhood is very charming and picturesque. The historical buildings and monuments tell us about the past of the town, All the houses here have beautiful architecture and the flower pots that the locals keep on their verandas are too unique. It was bizarre how the atmosphere changed a few blocks further with the bus...

General: Charming town

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

The trip to Athens was amazing for our entire family. Most of my friends do not like Athens, but I do! The city is bustling with tourists, immigrants and local people and seems so alive. The shopping zones are the most crowded areas. We stayed at a apartment at Monastiraki. It is a charming place and there are lots of tr...

General: Puzzled my senses

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:54:42 GMT

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 cit...