So, in August I went to Athens. Another flight attendant and I decided to go out and see the city together since neither of us had been before. The flight was exhausting so we took a nap when we got to the hotel and then headed out. Unfortunately, the flight attendant I went with forgot her wallet at the hotel, so we ended up having to go all the way back...and...it was just a mess. We didn't get to see everything we wanted to see 1) because of the amount of time we had and 2) because it was a holiday. In Greece, they celebrate the day of the Panagia (Virgin Mary) which just happened to be the day we went. Which meant a lot of stuff was closed. Not cool. But we ventured out anyways and took in as much of Athens as we could!
The Parthenon was top on our list so we went there first.
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| Temple of Athena |
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| The Parthenon |
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| The Parthenon |
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| The Temple of Zeus |
After walking around the Parthenon for a while, we came down in search of some shopping!
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| View of the Parthenon from the city |
We finally found a cute market that was bustling with people despite the holiday! We walked around and shopped for a while before deciding to head back to the hotel.
Before we called it quits though, I
had to have authentic Greek baklava. Nothing about it was
gluten free. Everything about it was mind-blowingly incredible!
Nom nom nom. It was sooo worth it.
Athens is stunning and there is a lot to do there that unfortunately we didn't have the chance to do. Was it my favorite transoceanic layover....no, but would I love to go back...of course. There are still a handful of things I want to see next time I'm there. Hopefully I'll have a long enough layover to go and see the Greek islands sometime, but if not, I'm considering flying there and taking a cruise around the islands for a vacation! Who's with me?!
Me! Me! I'm with you!....After Paris, that is! Are Greek men included in the cruise prices?!
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