Onwards to Athens

We finally left Vienna behind (after blistering our hands severely wheeling my 40kg suitcase to cargo to be shipped home at an expense of 230€) on a plane to the capital of Greece, ATHENS! We checked into the hotel and went to jump in the lift but unfortunately it was a little small for the two of us with our backpacks. Rather than taking turns it was deemed the better option to have my face smashed against the mirror at the back of the elevator and Emma jamming the old school door. Luckily we took a breath in and we made it up to our floor in one piece. I felt like I was in heaven staying in a hotel rather than a hostel! We went and explored – shopped a bit, saw the changing of the guards at Parliament House and had a delicious Greek meal (Em digs Moussaka).

Day two started with a slight dilemma. Tired we decided to make the most of every minute of sleep but unfortunately forgot to account for the hour time difference from Vienna. We ran down to breakfast fearing we would starve, making it JUST in time. We later decided to take on the whole city – we went to the Ancient Agora ruins, the Acropolis and saw the grand Pantheon, the New Acropolis Museum and in the afternoon went up the funicular railway to the top of Lycabettus Hill and sat taking in the incredible views. Our Athens experience was topped off with an evening at the open air cinema in the National Gardens and what better movie to see than Twilight 3. We laughed and appreciated it a little too much. Athens was marvelous!