Six Days in Athens
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In this eBook (13,200 words, 23 photographs) we discuss our Six Days in Athens. We had an additional day each for arrival and departure. Our Athens eBook is different to our previous eBooks in that we focus on observed cultural aspects rather than a day-by-day account of our activities. Although we do have a chapter which presents our schedule and activities.
Our impressions of Athens are drawn from the walking tours (over 16 hours) we joined and our experience of self-catering in a pre-dominantly local neighbourhood.
Therefore, we have chapters which focus on our living experience, and our experiences related to our private food tour, neighbourhood tour, and the tours of the Acropolis Museum and Acropolis. Other topics we discuss relate to issues raised during our visit, such as Greece and the European Union and The Greek Economic Crisis.
The food and neighbourhood tours left a lasting positive impression on us and we’d strongly recommend them. Highlights from those tours included the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier, walking through the protest suburb of Exarchia, shopping in the markets of Monastiraki, stumbling across The Trilogy, feeling as though we would get blown off the Acropolis, tasting traditional Greek coffee and Greek yoghurt honey and nuts, plus a local meze.
A highlight of our stay was living in a very nice self-catering apartment in a local area (i.e. not touristy), eating alfresco in the local restaurants, visiting the local supermarket for supplies, and travelling on the cheap, clean and practical Metro.
We always find disappointments: not being able to organise a Street Art tour and not having enough time (it is ever thus) to visit all the landmarks of Athens.
When can we go back!
Graham Kingston
IntroductionOS Wayfarer is not a business or an enterprise but a passion!At its core, OS Wayfarer is about self-publishing eBooks, especially our travel eBooks. So far, we have self-published eight travel eBooks.OS Wayfarer is sustained through the partnership of Graham and Katherine Kingston. It is our passion for travel, and my (Graham’s) passion (some might say obsession) for personal computing, photography, and project management, that has resulted in OS Wayfarer. Fortunately, Katherine knows her history, provides great editing, calms Graham’s exuberance, anchors the outfit in some reality, and ensures a measure of class.We endeavour, for less than the price of a cup of coffee, to share our travel experiences with you. We hope you enjoy our eBooks.Our approachFour key principles underpin our approach:•We love to take a “Do it Yourself” approach as much as is feasible: in respect of our travel, eBooks.•A cost-effective approach is always front of mind.•A commitment to maintaining standards is important to us.•A desire to share our knowledge and expertise thereby helping others to enhance their travel experiences.We strive to be professional; and to adopt practical, affordable, achievable, and effective approaches to the development and publishing of our eBooks.Our backgroundsTravelWe are retired baby boomers and we have been at this caper, in one form or another since about 2009.We travelled as a part of our professional working lives but to less developed countries. We lived and worked in Bandung, Indonesia (four years), Kitwe, Zambia (four years) and Kuching, Sarawak (two years). These wonderful opportunities provided a rich experience for our family and instilled a desire to travel (perhaps it was always there).We have travelled quite a bit since retiring and intend to continue. To date we have visited various parts of the world: for example, Athens, Prague, Isle of Skye, along the Queensland Coast, Istanbul, Bucharest, Budapest, and Barcelona (it just so happens that all these visits resulted in an eBook!).Earlier we travelled to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, as well as Italy on two Insight Tours.ProfessionalI (Graham) started out as a Radio Technician before becoming a technical teacher, and technical teacher trainer. This foundation led to a very enjoyable career as an adviser, program/project tenderer and manager, and independent consultant in international development assistance.Katherine commenced her career as a primary school teacher before becoming an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) teacher, Self-Access Centre manager, and IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) Centre manager.
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