To not mention our time in Athens at all would be more than a little unfair. With 3 days in total spent in the capital we set to work seeing all of the major tourist attractions that took our fancy. It is an amazing place with ancient archways standing next to major roads, archaeological remains next to metro stations and above all, the Acropolis towering over the entire city as a constant reminder that the Greek civilisation has been around for a very long time.
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| Towards Lycabettus |
Sightseeing highlights are highlights for a reason and we could certainly not fault those that we visited, the last of which was the new Acropolis museum. This certainly is a fitting home for such important artifacts and a worthy middle finger to those countries who refuse to return plundered pieces with the excuse that they would otherwise not be well cared for.
While tourist-ville was trouble free, the shops and restaurants all looking busy enough, there were a few signs that all was not right with the world. Our hotel was in a more residential area and there did appear to be a few too many people hanging round in the streets with nothing better to do; it is said there is currently a youth unemployment rate of over 50%! The city is obviously home to many graffiti artists with most blank walls adorned one way or the other and the train carriages much more colourful than originally produced.
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| **** the Police |
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At no point though did we feel uncomfortable, quite the reverse with all those we came across being incredibly friendly and the majority putting us to shame with their perfect English while all we could mumble was "hello" and "thank you". Athens is certainly an easy city to navigate, with things that are worth navigating to and I would be surprised if we were never to visit again. And so it was that after a fantastic 10 day holiday we left Greece to spend a little under 3 weeks in the UK.
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| Speeding Metro |
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