We spend 2 1/2 days in Athens. Although we know there are a lot to be see and enjoy in athens, we did not have so much time to spend. There are ancient historic sites, museums, shopping streets and others. We only manage to visit the Acropolis & Parthenon, some areas surrounding syntagma square, the plaka and the flea market.
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Acropolis is considered to be one of the world's greatest cultural monument, that is why it was on the no 1 list when we visited athens . Acropolis means the upper city and the monuments was situated on a 60m high rocks. We woke up quite early that day and although it was autumn, but when i get to the top , i was sweating. Along the way, we saw neoclassical buildings, modern apartment blocks and of course the rock of Acropolis with Parthenon at the top. Only 3 lanndmarks remain : the propylae ( at the entrance) , the Parthenon and the Erechtheoin.
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| Acropolis |
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| On the way to Acropolis |
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| The Parthenon |
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The Erectherion site
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We have our dinner in a tavern in
Plaka, one of the oldest neighborhood in Athens, while enjoying the traditional dances. You could see so many cafes, bars, restaurants and taverns there. I couldn't remember the name of the tavern anymore that we have our dinner anymore ( bad memories since getting older) . We tried some traditional greek cuisine and our 1st ouzo there .
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| Traditional music & Dance |
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Traditional music and dance
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Traditional music and dance
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The Travel guide said that athens visit would not be complete without visiting the
monastiraki's flea market. They offered many stuffs here: greek souvenirs, leather goods, antiques, jeweleries, clothes, music and others. We heard that it will be better to visit during weekend, but we could only do it on a weekday. Maybe that is why we didn't manage to get anything for ourself.
It is good to be able to see different culture and enjoy different things. If i were to comeback to athens, i would like to visit cape seunion.
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| Piraues Port at night |
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