We are sort of pitiful. The whole time we were in Athens, we ate at only one restaurant. But when you're old and tired and hauling around three kids on international adventure, sometimes you glom onto something of great comfort. God's Cafe was our glomming spot.
Hannah had the camera. These two guys (both worked at the restaurant) flirted with her all the time. They were actually very sweet and helpful, and we felt like extended family there.
"Homecoming" after two weeks away. We'd been to Mykonos and on a cruise since we had first made this cafe our own.
Noodles. Endless noodles. Hank needs nothing else.
God, I remember that beer. It was a hot day and we had walked over half of creation (pre-biblical creation, at least) and had wrangled kids and Iannous brought me out a big, cold beer and I didn't even have to ask for it. Mmmmmm.
Back at the hotel. Being in a hotel makes me realize how much I love the vacation rental apartments. This hotel was nice and actually had a great pool on the roof...but still...it wasn't like the privacy of your own rooms and kitchen. And the hotel cost much more than the VRBO (http://www.vrbo.com/).
View from the hotel roof. This was very much the "city" of Athens, whereas before we had been in the tourist area under the Acropolis.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed Athens. The taxi strike was a pain and it's a big city where you have to pay attention to your surroundings, but the metro was excellent, the people were kind and helpful, and the history was unbeatable. Many people told us "two days in Athens is enough," but I would say that you could find a week's worth of stuff to do/see here if you were feeling adventurous. Those who said Athens was no more than a two day city were wrong. I loved that town, and could spend weeks walking around those ancient places.
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