Athens a mythological city?
I’d spent time planning my trip, researched the finite details and then felt the exhilaration as I sat on the aircraft. I felt my heart stop as I took off and I knew that in an hour or 2, my childhood dreams would be realised. Another city br... more
Greece on the verge of Winter
After setting up in Athens and exploring some of its offerings, we took a bus to Epidaurus, Napflio, and Mycennae. It was an ideal loop. Then we rented a car for a week and went to Mt. Olympus, Meteora, and Thesaloniki. Back to Athens via Delphi, we then... more
Athens is worth a peek!
I'd heard all sorts of warnings from friends about the pollution, traffic and overall crowd in Athens but it didn't stop me from spending a couple days there to take in a bit of the Athenian experience. It is a big urban sprawl and not a very attractive o... more
Agean Adventure
Athens is a huge bustling metropolis choked with traffic and some of the most polluted air to be found anywhere. In fact, the traffic and the air are so bad that the local authorities have instituted an odd and even driving program where cars with even nu... more
Greece for 23 days (Jan-Feb, 2002)
Visited Greece for 23 days in the winter - WOW! No tourists except in the major places - Acropolis, Olympia etc. Hired a small car and lived in it - it was my dining area, my bedroom and my living room - my little world on wheels! Avoided the cities where... more
The ancient city.
What a city!!! true? Is a contrast city between the chaotic urban grow and the great ancient Greek architecture. The past and the future mixed in this great city. The Plaka quarter is the finest example of this urbanistic and chaotic grow all arround the... more
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