A Day in Athens, Greece

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] On our way to see the Acropolis and Parthenon![/caption]

We made it to Athens, Greece after around 12 hours of travel (which really should've taken only 2)! But we did save around $500 doing so, so... can't complain!

Where to begin! We've been back from our week-long Grecian adventure for a few days now, so it's time to start blogging! We headed out on Saturday, June 8th from Venice -> Istanbul, Turkey -> Athens, Greece. We booked a little later than expected, so we were forced into having a five hour layover in Istanbul. Just enough time to not be able to leave the airport and be bored waiting.

Our two requests for the airport adventure were: Get a Starbucks mug and eat an authentic Turkish Kebab. We completed one.
The Starbucks in the airport didn't have any mugs! Cayman was pretty bummed, so we slept on their bench/couch for about an hour to punish them. Just kidding, they didn't care!

[caption id="attachment_1888" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Greek Ruins[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1889" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Monastiraki Flea Market[/caption]

We read online that this flea market was a must-see on Sunday mornings! Luckily we had a Sunday morning in Athens! But the market wasn't THAT cool! It was full of antique hoarders. Cayman said he felt bad for the person that had to set up/take down the little booths. There was crap everywhere! I wonder if they leave it all week long... we didn't wait around to see!

[caption id="attachment_1892" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Parthenon[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1896" align="aligncenter" width="642"] DON'T TOUCH THE RUINS![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1897" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Sitting in the Acropolis[/caption]



[caption id="attachment_1899" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Authentic Greek Lunch: Pork Gyro on Pita, Greek Salad, Baklava[/caption]

We fell in love with Greek food. Seriously, the best food we've ever had while traveling!

[caption id="attachment_1903" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Sunset and Beers on Mount Lycabettus[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1910" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Changing of the guards at the Parliament Building[/caption]

 

We had a blast!
We spent the whole day Sunday wandering around the streets of Athens.
We stopped to get a couples massage and it was LOVELY!

Next up: Metéora, Greece