EnglandSkegnessSkegness Railway Station53°8’35” N 0°20’2” E
21 Disember 2022, England ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
All great journeys have to start somewhere. This one is beginning in Skegness (aka Skegvegas!). We've just dropped Bertha off at the storage facility and now we're waiting for the train that will (3Baca lagi
EnglandMole ValleyGatwickLondon Gatwick Airport51°9’50” N 0°10’24” W
21 Disember 2022, England ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
You can't beat a Premier Inn for a good night's sleep before an early flight!
Steak for dinner and a relaxing bath to come - bliss!! 😊
EnglandMole ValleyGatwickLondon Gatwick Airport51°9’36” N 0°10’36” W 22 Disember 2022, England ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
When we travel, we pride ourselves on always being early. This morning, however, it all went a bit pear-shaped!
We were up at 5 and out of the hotel by half past for the short walk over to NorthBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos Spata-ArtemidaSpátaAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport37°56’11” N 23°56’47” E
22 Disember 2022, Greece ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We're here and desperately divesting ourselves of layers as we're a tad hot! 🥵
We were looking a bit lost in the Metro station so a very nice man helped us, explaining in fluent English how to getBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensKynosárgous37°57’49” N 23°43’50” E
22 Disember 2022, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We found our way from the airport to our AirBnB apartment without too much difficulty. The place is clean and comfortable and only a 10-minute walk from the Acropolis - the perfect base for ourBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensKalliróis37°57’53” N 23°43’57” E
22 Disember 2022, Greece ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Manos, our AirBnB host, recommended a restaurant to us - the TRIKYKLO Tavern. It was just a short walk away. We ordered a selection of meze and a litre of house red. The food was amazing!! The star ofBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensMonastirákiChurch of the Pantanassa37°58’35” N 23°43’33” E
23 Disember 2022, Greece ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
On our first morning in Athens we went on a prearranged food tour. The weather was perfect and our guide, Dorella, was friendly and informative.
We met at 10am in Monastiraki Square. There were twoBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensPlákaOld Temple of Athena37°58’18” N 23°43’35” E
23 Disember 2022, Greece ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After the food tour, we headed for the Acropolis.
I last visited Athens in 1985 with my friend, Rachel. We were studying in Manchester and, during the summer holidays after our fresher year, weBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensKynosárgous37°57’51” N 23°43’50” E
23 Disember 2022, Greece ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
When we finished our visit to the Acropolis, we found a bar and watched the sun set changing the colour of the stone on the Parthenon. Mark had a pint of Mythos and I had a Radler (lemon beer). Why onBaca lagi
GreeceAtticaDimos AthensKynosárgous37°57’51” N 23°43’50” E
24 Disember 2022, Greece ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
As we were leaving the apartment this morning, a truck was coming slowly up the street. It was full of people, with others walking behind, all dressed in Santa 🎅 suits. Loud Christmas music wasBaca lagi
