Day 2 - Athens

I was up again early for the coffee fix at the same cafe…. Good to get the day started!

The weather was similar as yesterday but in the afternoon there was a heavy shower of rain!

After breakfast we were off to the Acropolis area for the walking tour. Seems easy to get around Athens walking with the aid of google maps!

The walking tour of the Acropolis area was quite spectacular and the tour guide was very helpful and informative. But….there were tourists everywhere!

The walk was quite pleasant but hilly and there was virtually no shade! The climb to the Pathenon was through many of the old areas of theatres and temples to the gods etc. Very interesting with the commentary by the guide. Reaching the top we saw the remarkable Parthenon which we saw last evening at the restaurant! The interesting thing to note is the fact that the hilltop is very uneven with no pavement!

After making our way down the hill we visited the Acropolis museum which was quite spectacular and our tour guide gave us a private tour of the museum…. Quite interesting and worth a visit.

After this we made our way back to the hotel courtesy of google maps with stop offs along the way to avoid the rain showers and to do a bit of shopping.

After a shower and change of clothes we made our way to another rooftop bar for a drink ahead of going to a cafe for dinner!

The cafe we chose for the meal was not far from our hotel and the waiter was quite friendly as we enjoyed our meal and a local bottle of wine!

We were in bed again early at about 9.00pm!

Another great day in Athens