Sunday, June 5, 2016

HoHo bus comes in handy for Athens, Greece


Pireus is the gateway port for Athens
where we have been to many times.

There was one sea day in between this Greek port 
and our last port Ashdod, Israel.


HoHo(Hop on Hop off) buses were 
waiting for the passengers
right at the pier where 
our cruise ship docked.

We took a train to Athens last time
and we remember well how far it can be
from the port to the nearest train station.

It was about half an hour walk then.
This time, our ship docked 
further away from the station.

We grabbed a red bus as it was ready to leave.
Sharyn, our dear friend from Sydney
joined the cruise for 3 weeks from Dubai
decided to come with us today.
So, it is going to be a nice and special day.

Acropolis Museum


There was a nice cafe with outdoor terrace
of the museum with magnificent view of Parthenon










It is always pleasant to walk around Plaka 
especially when Spring sunshine is lovely.

So many cafe and restaurant
as well as souvenir and jewellery shop owners
look desperately want our money 
to survive their businesses.

But, it appears to be a lot quieter than
our last visit a couple of years ago.



It was a short walk to Syntagma square 
from the museum and Plaka.

Syntagma square




We decided to have a quick lunch.
Local preferably.
But, obviously, we were in a wrong area for it.
We could not find any!

We were tired of our feet and hungry.
It would be another half an hour to find an area
with full of eateries with local flare.

So, we just walked into a cafe in front us.
It happened to be a French one.

Croque monsieur!
It was quite nice!
Would have been nicer if
those smokers outside at the bar
didn't blow it to inside where we sat.



University of Athens



National library of Athens


A church on a street


Antique shops galore around Plaka flee market, too.






Temple of Zeus


Pireus is a beautiful port itself.




1 comment:

  1. Great Blog and amazing photos. I see that you have been traveling (cruising) lots. I look forward to looking at some other posts. Just wanted to say hi and enjoy the cruise.

    Regards
    John

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