GreeceSouth AegeanDimos Syros-ErmoupoliKhalépaParekklisi Agias Pakous37°25’12” N 24°52’30” E
21 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
We started the day by getting on the wrong bus (oopsies) so we spent a few hours at Kini beach in the morning. This was quite a happy accident as we had a great swim and snagged a great spot under aBaca lagi
GreeceSouth AegeanNomós KykládonÁno Sýros37°26’57” N 24°56’6” E
20 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Other than us 🏴☠️🏴☠️
Our accommodation is in Ano Syros, which is up the biggest hill near the old port. The town was designed by Venetians in the Middle Ages to protect theBaca lagi
GreeceSouth AegeanNomós KykládonErmoúpolisAsteria beach37°26’47” N 24°56’44” E 20 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After a sea sickening ferry ride and more stairs than Dubrovnik 😵 we arrived in our lovely little tiny house in Syros! It is in a neighbourhood up on a hill with tiny winding streets designed toBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensKerameikósBeth Shalom Synagogue37°58’44” N 23°43’18” E 19 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We ticked off the last few archeological sites on our 7 banger ticket this morning (thanks mum ((: ). Hadrian's Library had lots of columns and some pretty cool mosaics. The Roman forum had lots ofBaca lagi
18 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
The crack squad of the Greek army does what can only be described as a hazing ritual at the changing of the guard. Great entertainment - although Kate I probably committed sacrilege by laughing theBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensMonastirákiAgora Museum37°58’30” N 23°43’26” E 18 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
More Greek Stuff !!
We started the day by returning to our roots and doing a Rick Steve walking tour of Athens which took us to parliament where they reenact the Monty Python ministry of silly walksBaca lagi
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What’s going on with the flutes disappearing at the bottom of the columns?
Pengembara They were designed like that so that people at the market would stand around and lean on the poles and chat! The Greeks pioneered urban design principles I guess
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It's the pom poms it's the daggy thing hanging over their face it is the flexing of the foot up and down .... just what is it about??
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensKerameikos37°58’43” N 23°43’3” E 17 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
A day exploring Athens, we visited 2 of the seven attractions on the Acropolis inclusive ticket: Karameikos and the Acropolis itself.
Karameikos was a very cool Pompeii like ruin, which is famous forBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensPlákaAcropolis37°58’18” N 23°43’32” E 17 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Day 1 in Athens! We had a massive sleep in after our early morning yesterday and also we're an hour ahead 🤯
We eventually started our morning with a trip to the market to try a Greek (readBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensMakrygiánni37°57’59” N 23°43’37” E
16 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
We have arrived!
And lost the soccer in the first game we had a chance to watch.
Athens is very cool 😎
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensMonastirákiMuseum of Modern Greek Culture37°58’33” N 23°43’32” E
16 Ogos 2023, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The biggest downside of a 9am flight is not the early wake up, it's that the bakeries don't open in time and you have to pay €22 for some very dodgy sandwiches and aggressively mediocre coffee inBaca lagi
Pengembara Great beaches! Still cold in Melb.