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Category Archives: Greece
Hydra
About an hour and a half on the ferry from Port Pireseus took me to Hydra. It’s a beautiful little island, with probably not as much holiday traffic as some of the more well known islands, but it is perfect … Continue reading
Lofty
Two museums, lots of walking, a ride in a funicular – today was great! But I may have damaged my feet a bit more than I’d like… Starting off early again, I hit up the National Archaeology Museum, only a … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Free Stuff, Greece, Museums, Walking
Tagged Athens, Benaki, Lycabettus Hill, panorama, views, Walking
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Dreaming
This morning I woke up pretty early and lay in bed gazing up at the Lycabettus Hill. I learnt today that Lycabettus Hill was created as Athena was attempting to make the Acropolis even higher. She got distracted and dropped … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Greece, History, Museums, Mythology, Walking
Tagged Acropolis, Agora, Ancient, Archaeology, Athens, Parthenon
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The Moon is Bright
Due to an unforeseen and unfortunate circumstance, I’m travelling alone this Easter. My vivacious housemate had a bad reaction to some medication and had to pull out, so here I am, alone in a edgy, noisy & interesting suburb of … Continue reading
Posted in Free Stuff, Greece, Travel
Tagged Athens, Easter, lone-travelling, lycabetous Hill
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