Our last two days in Athens we sheltered inside during the worst heat of the day then went out for a wander. Just down the road from our hotel is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation; we ducked in for a look. It is stunning.
Then we headed for the Plaka and idled all the narrow streets. Quite fascinating. From salons advertising skin-eating fish where you put your feet into a fish tank and have the fish nibble your dead-skin off to wee lux shops selling gorgeous glass doodads to ancient ruins. Athens has it all!
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| Quite bizarre but popular |
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| We stumbled upon these ruins of a basilica from the 1st century |
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| Our last supper - Korean |
After dinner on our last night, we caught a taxi and headed for Mount Lycabettus; name origin is unsure but popularly it’s ‘the one that is walked by wolves’. Its summit is the highest point in Central Athens. I missed going there when I visited Athens in the 80s. People gather there to see the sunset. Like most popular tourist attractions, we waited in line for a long time to catch the funicular to the top. It’s a thing to do! And the panorama is rather amazing.
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| Like all high places there were COMs towers on top |
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| It was standing room only |
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