Athens: Walking Tour

Next stop on the kiss tour! At the Olympic Stadium, Akropolis in the background on the far right.

So Tony and I finally got off our butts and braved the 6+ mile walk from my flat to his dorm. The walk was actually GREAT and we're planning on doing it at least one way every day. It's mostly flat and has shade on either side so it should be perfectly comfortable even in the heat of the day (which right now isn't hot at all). We also got to see a plethora of things along our way, including the Archaeological Museum, the old University, the "Academy" (which King Otto randomly decided to erect because the 'real' Plato's Academy was too far out of the center of town), the Library, and the Olympic Stadium by Tony's place. We could have gone to the Akropolis today, but we would've been cutting it close to closing hours so we decided to head out earlier tomorrow to have more time. The whole walk took less than an hour and a half, and that's including the stops we made at the Academy and Starbucks--I was really craving a Mocha Frap.

Being philosophical in front of the Academy. I got to hang with Plato and Sokrates. It was awesome.


Cutting through the National Gardens to get to Tony's dorm.

Training for the Olympics at the old Stadium. I'll beat Statue Man at discus throwing for sure this year!

Changing of the Guards, Athens style. At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

A delightful juggler at the National Gardens.