A friend of mine who I haven't seen in 8 years was in Europe and we
decided that we had to meet somewhere in Europe. We both haven't been
to Greece, so we chose to meet there. By chance another friend of mine
and her boyfriend were going to be in Athens at the exact same time. I
got a message from a tour guide about his free walking tour in Athens. I
looked at the information and it looked pretty good, so I convinced my
friends to join me for the walk. We all had a wonderful time and got to
see a lot of cool things. We learned a lot about the city and at the
end of the tour, we got to try some great Greek food. If you go to
Athens, you should check out his tour.
At night my friends and I watched an old Greek movie in the Odeon of
Herodes Atticus. It was really cool and there was a person who played
the piano during the entire movie. It was very impressive. It was a
wonderful first full day in Athens.
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| first stop of the free walking tour |
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| ancient ruins on display in the metro station |
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| different layers of the city grounds |
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| grave |
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| museum? nope, in the metro |
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| lots of stuff on display |
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| old mosaic floor |
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| Greek writing |
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| old old stuff |
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| in front of the parliament |
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| close up of one of the guards |
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| giving respect to the unknown soldier |
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| interesting uniform |
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| cool artwork |
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| display for old greek movies |
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| nice walkway |
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| cool art |
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| flying wire statues |
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| getting a sticker for answering a question correctly |
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| looks like trump's profile |
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| nice artwork |
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| beautiful painting |
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| and one last one |
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| interesting symbols |
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| interesting gate |
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| group photo |
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| beautiful building |
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| Athena |
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| nice close up |
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| Plato and Socrates |
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| Greece |
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| Mexico 8980 |
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| my group within the group |
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| South Africa |
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| Czech Republic (already pictured) |
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| the group |
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| in front of a university |
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| each woman represents a different field of study |
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| Canada |
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| Argentina |
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| great place to get fresh squeezed juices |
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| USA |
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| ruins within the city grounds |
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| church thats 2,000 years old |
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| listening to why the church is below regular street level (dust) |
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| Brazil |
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| inside the old church |
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| nice interior |
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| people kiss the frame when they enter the church |
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| and they kiss this frame too |
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| Brazil |
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| beautiful street art |
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| nice store front art |
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| nice street |
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| another old church |
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| Japan |
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| inside the street market area |
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| a river running under the city |
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| Poland 8988 |
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| more ruins around the city |
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| the Acropolis in the distance |
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| Ancient Agora |
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| jewelry sold on the streets |
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| Haden's library |
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| ancient agora |
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| between the leaves |
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| olives |
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| nice flowers |
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| one of many street cats |
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| another old church |
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| the inside |
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| awesome graffiti |
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| great view of the city |
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| lunch...we got to try 8 different greek dishes |
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| interesting sweets shop |
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| smelled so sweet. didn't want to get anything from here, haha |
A Pinch of Athens is a walking tour for cultural adventurers and curious minds, for travelers who want to dig deeper and really get to know the authentic character of this city. Learn about the fascinating history and rich cultural heritage of Athens and discover a city more beautiful and complex than you had ever imagined.
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