Athens: A lot of really old stuff, pretty busy streets, and bars with “crisis menus” out front, offering cheap food.
The ATMs worked, the buses ran on time, the flights came and went. As a female, I felt safe, but I was usually with Justin, so clearly “spoken for”. Some other female travellers (take this with a grain of salt, said women were 18 year olds) said men were calling after them at the nightclub. Vendors were constantly calling after us as well, so I’m not sure how that factors in.
Lots to see, lots to do. Pretty neat place! Excellent ferry connections to other places, but online schedules and bookings were wrong, unreliable, and plain missing. It was better by far to go to the office and book there. The prices were far better, as well.
Language: Greek is tough. The alphabet is different, for one, so hard to sound out the words. Some sounds are also novel for the english tongue, and frequently used in greek. Fortunately, english translations are almost always below the greek word. But you still won’t pronounce them properly, the emphasis is completely different than we would expect, and it will be hard to make yourself understood. Write down the name, in both languages if possible.
The Acropolis is amazing, and worth the entrance fee a couple times over!
Wherever you are, Be There 