Hi All,
I am sitting in my hotel situated off of a side street about five minutes away from Athens main shopping area for tourists. Our hotel is gorgeous and very modern. We were told that if we make a right out of our hotel, we will have no problems. I don't want to know what happens if we turn left!
After arriving at our hotel, we ventured to have lunch in the main shopping area. The food was the best I've had in Greece that was actually Greek food - I'm not a fan of lamb, so I had a cheese salad and shared a plate of fried cheese with someone. The fried cheese tasted like mozzarella sticks minus the breading. The cheese salad was a bit weird - it was like a plate of ricotta cheese that was spicy. We finally realized that it was better if you paired it with pita bread. Once we did that our palates were satisfied. Lunch was really cheap, too. €6 including a can of Coke!
After lunch, we walked around the shopping area. We all bought one pr two souvineers before heading back to the hotel. I liked the shopping area. It was like the bazaars that we learned about in school. You had to bargain with the store owners and get the best deal. Everyone here seems very nice & appreciative of the tourists, though.
Then, we walked back to the hotel to rest up before dinner. Our dinner was pretty good. It was a gyro. I'm starting to think that's all the Greeks eat - I think I've eaten it four times since I've been here. Gyros with French fries. Who knew the Greeks were so into French fries? Our dessert was really good! It was cinnamon battered apples and some type of flan-like cheese.
After dinner, we all went out to a local bar. It was pretty dead, but apparently they get a bit more lively after 11:00 PM. I was too tired to wait up, though, so I headed back to the hotel.
Tomorrow, we have our grand walking tour of Athens - the foundation of Western civilization. The history buff in me is just a little bit excited!
Thanks for reading!
Michael
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