We arrived in Athens and attempted to tackle the public transit system. Luckily, Athens was having its version of "Spare the Air" and the subway was free for the most part. We managed to get to our hotel (Hotel Vienna) from the station after walking in circles for awhile. The hotel is nothing fancy, but it's clean and central in location. It'll do for the night.
We quickly dropped off our things and changed into flip flops and made our way to Bairaktari's, the famous gyro place in Monastiraki Square. For just 1,80 euros, we chowed down on an excellent beef gyro.
We then headed to the Acropolis. We weren't crazy about paying the 12 euro fee to see the Acropolis, but decided that we had to go. Probably due to my 12-year old $15 haircut, we were asked whether we were students. For some reason, I had decided to pack my old MIT ID with me, and it allowed me to get 50% off my ticket. Sweet! The lady asked Eric how old he was, and he said "32." So he looked like an old man mac'ing on a college kid.
After hiking up the Acropolis and taking loads of pictures, we were too pooped to see Ancient Agora. We decided to call it a day and have a nice dinner in Plaka at Tavern Stamatopoulos. We had a Greek Salad, which had the best feta cheese ever, the moussaka, and the stifado, which is veal slow-cooked with tomato sauce and onions (thanks May for the recommendation!).
Here's a link to our Athens photos, http://picasaweb.google.com/
Next stop, the much anticipated Santorini....
Hooray! You both made it and have begun your journey. Sounds like so much fun already. That Greek food sounds so yummy... we'll be having a Greek Festival in Atlanta soon (Oct 2-4) but it will pale in comparison to the real thing. :) Oh, make sure you try this yummy dessert called Galaktoboureko. It's like flan, which I remember Theresa likes. :) Have fun!!!
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