It's my birthday! After opening my presents in bed and a leisurely breakfast we made our way down to Syntagma Square to see the changing of the guard. There was quite a crowd when we arrived and it was definitely worth seeing for the uniforms and pom-pom slippers of the guards, and the funny walks that they do!
For the rest of the day our plan was to do a walking tour of Athens that I had in my guide book, which took you past some of the sights, and also through the winding streets.
We then walked through the streets of the Plaka area, which has small cobbled streets with lots of restaurants and little shops, and then on to the Anafiotika area which is right at the base of the Acropolis and has a small Greek island feel with all its whitewash houses and tiny path like roads!
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| In Anafiotika |
The views from there over the rest of Athens was lovely.
We then stopped for lunch where I had the biggest Greek salad ever - it was nice but I couldn't finish it! In the afternoon we stopped off at couple of places that have ruins and we both thought we had seen better but it was still very interesting.
In the evening we went out to one of the local restaurants. We sat outside and had a starter of dolmades (rice in vine leaves) which were quite nice but I don't think we will have them again, followed by meatballs, potato frittatas and a spicy beef stew type dish. We shared a half litre carafe of wine which cost 4.50 euro - they are practically giving booze away in this country!
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