So Momma Tower was right about Athens being a dirty place. Yesterday it also seemed a little unfriendly, and overcrowded at some times as well. . . . Thankfully things were much different today, though some spots were still overcrowded though (esp. that Acropolis thing).
I arrived with no issues yesterday with no issues in relation to all the craziness and protests with Greek's Economic turmoil. I did see tables and people with signs out, but nothing too out of the ordinary like folks have been seeing on the news this week.
Once I arrived and met with Aunt Jane and Uncle Jack, we spend most of the afternoon just walking around and looking at some of the sites. The sites were closed by the time we got out into the town, so we were just familiarizing ourselves with the area. The food we ate for lunch was good (inside a little meat market), but overpriced, way overpriced. . . Dinner was inside at a local neighborhood restaurant near the hotel. My grilled squid took a little too long to bring out to the table, and then it was drowning in Olive Oil. So much for an exciting Friday.
Today was an awesome day though. . . The Acropolis, Hadies Arch, Theater of Dionysus, Temple of Zeus, and a very sunny day. . The food was much better -- Lunch was a Gyro combination. Dinner was amazing, in my opinion -- Lamb Fricase' with a side dish of artichokes, from a restaurant called Vyzantino. The server and the manager were both extremely nice, and we even got wine on the house.
I won't discuss the afternoon hike (or what seemed like one), that Uncle Jack and I took, because we were determined to find some soft serve ice cream. Gelato is everywhere in this country, but I can have that in a few days. Soft serve ice cream is a little more of a rarity, and after a few km we eventually found some.
Hotel internet, or else Blogspot, isn't working too well. Sometime before breakfast (Greece time), the pictures will be loaded.
I arrived with no issues yesterday with no issues in relation to all the craziness and protests with Greek's Economic turmoil. I did see tables and people with signs out, but nothing too out of the ordinary like folks have been seeing on the news this week.
Once I arrived and met with Aunt Jane and Uncle Jack, we spend most of the afternoon just walking around and looking at some of the sites. The sites were closed by the time we got out into the town, so we were just familiarizing ourselves with the area. The food we ate for lunch was good (inside a little meat market), but overpriced, way overpriced. . . Dinner was inside at a local neighborhood restaurant near the hotel. My grilled squid took a little too long to bring out to the table, and then it was drowning in Olive Oil. So much for an exciting Friday.
Today was an awesome day though. . . The Acropolis, Hadies Arch, Theater of Dionysus, Temple of Zeus, and a very sunny day. . The food was much better -- Lunch was a Gyro combination. Dinner was amazing, in my opinion -- Lamb Fricase' with a side dish of artichokes, from a restaurant called Vyzantino. The server and the manager were both extremely nice, and we even got wine on the house.
I won't discuss the afternoon hike (or what seemed like one), that Uncle Jack and I took, because we were determined to find some soft serve ice cream. Gelato is everywhere in this country, but I can have that in a few days. Soft serve ice cream is a little more of a rarity, and after a few km we eventually found some.
Hotel internet, or else Blogspot, isn't working too well. Sometime before breakfast (Greece time), the pictures will be loaded.
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