Athens, a great place to be at leisure.
Warm, freindly, beaches, Delicous Food.
An Efficent transit system, and fantastic historical ruins.
One of the more intersting Ruins, was very modern,
The site of the Athens 2004 Olympics sits like a ghosttown, near the end of a beautiful metro system, as I walked through that massive, and architecturaly impressive buildings you could see there former splendor, as well as the haste with which they were constructed.
If you build it, they will come. but what about when they leave?
I guess we will see soon enough in vancouver? Hopefully we can avoid just a large scale case of white elephantism!
The Eurail pass is still somedays my freind, somedays a curious foe. Greece requires reservations, but does not make you pay, which is nice. but in booking a train for tommorow, two trains listed identicaly on the schedule, one hour apart, one would cost me 33 euros to ride second class [sounded a lot like just buying a ticket] the other costs me nothing, but a free reservation, and I ride first class!
So go figure, it pays to be flexible and ask what is available.
I am cheating a little bit and catching a flight up to Germany, as the ferry and train travel is time consuming and tiring, this way I can get to germany and northern europe in far better shape and I spend the time I saved enjoying athens.
Hasta Luego
Warm, freindly, beaches, Delicous Food.
An Efficent transit system, and fantastic historical ruins.
One of the more intersting Ruins, was very modern,
The site of the Athens 2004 Olympics sits like a ghosttown, near the end of a beautiful metro system, as I walked through that massive, and architecturaly impressive buildings you could see there former splendor, as well as the haste with which they were constructed.
If you build it, they will come. but what about when they leave?
I guess we will see soon enough in vancouver? Hopefully we can avoid just a large scale case of white elephantism!
The Eurail pass is still somedays my freind, somedays a curious foe. Greece requires reservations, but does not make you pay, which is nice. but in booking a train for tommorow, two trains listed identicaly on the schedule, one hour apart, one would cost me 33 euros to ride second class [sounded a lot like just buying a ticket] the other costs me nothing, but a free reservation, and I ride first class!
So go figure, it pays to be flexible and ask what is available.
I am cheating a little bit and catching a flight up to Germany, as the ferry and train travel is time consuming and tiring, this way I can get to germany and northern europe in far better shape and I spend the time I saved enjoying athens.
Hasta Luego
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