Last Day In Friendly Athens…

It is our last day in Athens and we are up early so we can visit the Acropolis in the morning before the heat starts. It was oppressively hot on the islands and very humid, in fact the last day on Santorini, we experienced very high winds, up to 50 mph. It was quite an experience walking around going to restaurants, etc. Apparently this happens quite often there and in fact winters are very cold, wet and harsh.

Athens by contrast is cold but not as humid and it doesn’t feel as bad… I guess also because of the buildings and the trees with lots of shade. The other thing very strange about the islands, I think I mentioned before is that the terrain is very dry and acrid…. it looks like a desert. Athens is much greener.

The islands were beautiful and are definitely worth a visit but I find myself more partial to Athens… maybe because I prefer a city?? I am not sure but I feel people stress more on visiting the islands and forget about Athens..

The morning also brought a yummy breakfast… our hotel serves breakfast on the 7th floor with an amazing view of the Acropolis. We ate a delicious variety of breads, cheeses, fruits and the most amazing Greek yogurt. Have I talked about how delicious the yogurt is here?? Creamy and very fresh tasting.. great with honey on top. Anyway, we ate to our hearts content and made our way to the Acropolis. It was already quite hot but we managed to hike up and look around. After a couple of hours of exploring we ended up in a cafe to eat a snack and drink some wine. I haven’t tasted a bad glass of wine this whole trip. I didn’t see a whole lot of rose wines on the islands but Athens has them. We mostly end up ordering the house 1/2 liter of either white or rose.

In the evening we will explore some more and go for our last dinner in Athens. I have thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this part of the world and come away with an amazing view of the Greeks… the most friendly and genuine people. What a pleasure to visit their country!