Athens Almost for Free
By Helen Grubner. Filed in Uncategorized |
Overnight Thursday it occurred to me that it is possible to see much of ancient and modern Athens for free! If you care to view all the images I have uploaded, on this Blog and the previous one, you will understand what I mean… pretty amazing, don’t you think?
Out and about early Friday morning to walk to the Acropolis Museum. Registered for the 6.00pm free guided tour with an Archeologist… only paying the usual E10 entrance fee. Numbers limited to 40. On to Oionos Cafe in the Plaka for a necessary double cappuccino… didn’t sleep so well.
A very pleasant day for walking… not so hot. From the Plaka, I headed around the Acropolis to Monasteraki and on to Ermou Street, hoping to hear again the street musicians from the previous day. However, a different group playing and although it featured one of the guys from the day before, they simply weren’t the same. Picked up a Souvlaki for lunch from, in my opinion, the overrated O Kostas shop near Syntagma Square where I sat to eat and watch the world go by. Around 1 o’clock, a large group of mainly young Greek “greenies” arrived demonstrating and chanting “There is no planet B”.
The Acropolis Museum Tour ended up being of 90 minutes duration. Maria, our Archeologist Guide was extremely knowledgeable but, unfortunately, at times it was difficult to hear her over the voices of other visitors to the Museum. However, definitely worth considering if you’re in Athens on a Friday.
By the time we finished I was feeling a little peckish so carried on to the Plaka. Lured in by the Happy Hour beer and wine prices at Byzantino Taverna, I sat down and ordered a glass of white wine and Pastitshio. Ended up being overcharged for my food and when I questioned the waiter he denied it. So I paid up then posted an extremely poor review of them on TripAdvisor.
It’s the early hours of Sunday morning here and I have not long come in from an evening out with a very dear friend… another Helen! I gave her a lovely surprise when I sent her a message a couple of days ago. We had had no contact at all for 3 years… wonderful catchup.
