Spent 5 days in Athens and stayed in Plaka, which turned out to be a great base. Walkable, lively, and full of character. A slow paced and very enjoyable trip.
Visited the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora and the museum. Hiked up Lycabettus Hill to see the sunset, totally worth it. Did a day trip to Delphi l, it was a tour and was in a fcomfortabke bus with only 7 others. It was a nice highlight.
Overall, Athens is a cute city with beautiful streets leading up to the Acropolis (1).
Favourite food was mousaka from Thomas 1971, was surprised to learn it has Arabic roots, but this was explained to us as the Greek version.
A couple of things we noticed: people did seem a bit aggressive at times. Not sure if we were just unlucky, but on both bus rides (airport to Plaka and Plaka to airport) there were confrontations between passengers and the driver. Unfortunately we did not understand what was being said, but it felt tense. Haha.
Overall a memorable experience!
(3) A guy dressed as a Roman guard showed us this square, locking handshake — apparently it “locks in” and is special. This design can be found in other places like clothes and structures. (4 - 10) Acropolis and Parthenon. The photos do not do justice! (12) Changing of guard. Incredible discipline. Slow and theatrical. (13) Statues of Confusions and Socrates in the Agora. (14 - 17) Views from the top of Lycabettus Hill. (18) Mousaka! (20) Delphi Athletic stadium.