Athens Travel Blogs

David and I shopped a little in the morning and stopped by the ferry office to check on any ferries to Mykonos.... We were surprised to find the next ferry would leave the next day in the afternoon and would take hours.....  We decided to fly.... but it meant we would arrive in the late night …

We went to the national archeological museum and saw so many many things.....  so ancient!   It is so amazing that things survived.   pots and statues and bronze pieces.     I accidentally used a flash and the docent yelled at me.  I was…

On the plane ride home I made a list of everything I will miss in Athen...Kiosks...for those late night coke light cravings and battery necessities when your camera diesPita bakes...what more could you ask for in a snack food?Souvlaki...Americans may try, but shall never succeedRuins...stupid not o…

Keramikos CemeteryKeramikos is Athen's ancient Greek cemetery from the 12th century BC to Roman times.   Basically, it's a sunken street of tombs and lavish stone-carved grave stelae.   The Dipylon Gate, next to the Sacred Gate, was the ancient Athen's main entrance where the Pa…

Friday was bittersweet. I had to say goodbye to new friends, but I was excited to start the next part of my journey. The morning began by getting half of my clothes washed at a laudromat (the other half I did later in the hotel bathtub). Then us girls went to Monastiraki to have souvalaki. After pa…

ok due of technical problems! i cannot create  more than one entries on my blog... so im gonna put all the pics here! the first area i went was PSUXIKO, then KOLONAKI, then DOWNTOWN, PLAKA (the main area), at last DOWNTOWN again to take my car & go back home! because i dont have …

Added some more Banana Hammock Pics. I found some others that I deemed worthy of an entry. Enjoy!   Tried to load my last pictures three times and the server is redirecting me. I will add these pics and the pics from first class when I arrive home! Sorry but I really tried.   Here I …

So,you're in Greece,and want to feel like a pure,100% greek for a while?Well,(if you're totally sure) here are some valuable tips!1.Drinking "frappes"-20 points. It's the essence of greek life..But you must be brave to drink it..Those who are not used to strong coffee beware..It can leave you with …

Trip to Athens with the Law Student Association of Leiden University

IT WAS THE BEST TRIP I HAVE EVER DONE SO FAR ! ! ! ! Thanks to my travelbuddies ,Strati and Arianna, those crazy guys ,i  had a greate time in Romania !!! Arianna is one of my BEST friends,through her i met that crazy guy Strati.I concider him as my friend and i hope i will  travel…

i couldnt really tolerate greek food, its too much for me - thank god that around the corner of the house,  there is a grocery store and my eyes lit up thats its a german company and german name - SPAR laughs-  so much for almost everyday eating at mcdonalds that i got too thin for n…

the previous weekend some bad weather came all over greece! in athens (downtown) in snows like twice a decade... the media started to get people in panic from the start of the week. News were saying, that the worst weather for the last 40 years will strike the town & the people should stay…

Our flightdeparture is in the afternoon so we don't need to hurry. As we woke up with a blue sky we checked out very early just to be able to walk through the Plaka one more time. We both enjoyed this weekend, we will do it again for sure! 

Not much to say here, we woke up early and checked into our flight.  Got to watch some cool movies on the way back, and made it home without any problems.  I put a picture of us flying over the Alps as we neared Zurich, I hope you enjoy it. Thank you, the end.

My first trip to Greece, I'm planning to do the whole country. I started with Athens and a short visit to Aegina. I love ancient greek civilization but also the caos from modern Athens. I'll go back for sure!