As soon as we arrived in Greece there was a different feel in the air. The people were kind, the food delicious, the history palpable and energy soulful. Since we only had 1 day in Athens we consumed our time with the basics, starting with the acropolis and its surrounding ruins. The views from atop were spectacular.
There are several stray dogs (with collars) laying and strolling around the acropolis. We couldn't help but wonder what their story was so we asked around and of course later "googled it". They are stray and they do reside there, but all are well taken care of by the local people of Athens. If you feel like googling "stray dogs of the acropolis" its quite an interesting scoop.
After some site seeing we meandered around the streets exploring the old city dropping into shops (each purchasing a hand made tapestry as seen to the left) and sipping frappes! Frappe - the greek version of an iced coffee - it is confirmed that this will be a daily activity for the next 12 days! Looking forward to the islands.....
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