Our first stop in Greece: Athens! Although it's a huge city (population 5 million), having just been in Istanbul it felt relatively quaint. Contrary to what we've been told about the city not being very enjoyable we actually really liked it and had a great time. For how big the city is, all the white buildings gave Athens a rather clean and "pretty" aesthetic.
Here is a view from high up in Athens. You can see a hill with a tiny, tiny church at the top (the church of St. George). We hiked up to the top of that hill on our second day and had a great view of Athens!
The Temple of Apollo.
Check out how these guards at the parliament building are rockin' those skirts and pom-pom shoes! A few days later this was where the rioting, burning of cars and random stuff, and gas-bombing occurred...
Stefan at a theatre on the Acropolis. The play sucked... Stefan stuck around while everyone else left...centuries ago!
Another theatre on the Acropolis, grander than the one in the previous photo. During the main Summer season, full-blown plays and operas are still performed here!
Obligatory couple photo in front of our new house!
Another shot of the Parthenon.
Awwwww, Yummy Yummy Greek food!!!! Forget crumbled feta: in Greece the cheese is served as a big-ass slab on top of the veggies. Also in the photo: sauteed wild greens, and potatoes fried in olive oil! Cliff thought they were one of the best fries he's ever had...but we both thought "OH MY GODDAMN GOOD!" Also we were introduced to a Greek aperitif called "tsipouro"which is basically like ouzo without the nasty aniseed (licorice) flavour. It's made from grapes and has a mildly sweet flavour, and has hints of the flavours of white tequila. Stefan has found yet another kick-ass Greek thing and a new booze to go along with his favourites!
Some great graffiti we found walking the streets. Not just pretty pictures but also thought-provoking :) We'll leave it up to you to form your own opinions...
A random street in Athens.
And now, ladies and gentlemen...Just in case you're driving along and need to hop out to take a poo, there's a port-a-potty ready for you!
Stefan trying to scare the lion in the National Archeological Museum!
Doing the high jump at the stadium of the first modern Olympics (1896)!
Greece has marble everywhere, including this bathroom in the Olympic Stadium, where pretty much everything is solid marble!
Cliff acting like an old man sitting on a bench in the Greek National Gardens.
Us with our Couchsurfing host Dimitri in a winding stairway on a hillside community. The original settlers of the community were from the islands and so they built their homes in Athens like they did in the islands! They resemble no other community in the city of Athens.
Stefan turning 30...our host Dimitri made him a cake! Originally we wanted to celebrate his birthday on Mykonos but because of the riots we couldn't get out of Athens. We made up for it with a wonderful birthday celebration in Santorini instead!
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invite me to your new house sometimes! haha this looks like so much fun :D:D
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