Athens

I was so taken with Santorini that I completely forgot to blog about Athens. We were only there for three days and I have to say - I didn’t love it. We all enjoyed visiting the Acropolis and the Temple of Zeus, but the city itself is no Grecian beauty. In fact, it’s quite homely! Aside from an older, quaint area of the city called Paka, Athens was a disappointment. The city was designed for one million people and today has a population of close to four million. The beige four-story apartment complexes that seem to completely dominate the entire city are just plain sad. Athens feels like a city that sprung up without much thought or planning. I was happy we stopped off, but would not make an effort to return, when there are so many other beautiful cities to spend your time in. The people were lovely, we had two fantastic meals at a restaurant called Memphis, and I’m sure there are some incredible places to visit outside the city, but we were all ready to move on to Santorini. That’s all!