Psirri, where its like night and day
What a place! What a transformation!
A buzzing, lively neighborhood 24/7
It is bound by Athinas Street, Ermou Street and Piraeus Street. You may get there from the Monastiraki or the Thiseio Metro stations
In the past, during the day, Psiri was the warehouse district, the center for industry and the place where tradesman went to restock and [...]
Unlikely souvenir shopping uncovers some interesting finds (and great dessert, too!)
My parents were in town, and we had to run out to the Greek (European) version of Home Depot for souvenirs from their trip to Greece. You might wonder what sort of souvenirs one might find in a home improvement store …. Trust me, just like the local supermarket, Greece’s Leroy Merlin, is [...]
Three days in Thisseio
Although I’m a Pagrati girl to the core, every once in awhile I get a chance to go on vacation in Athens, heading across the historical center, and landing at a lovely, romantic Neo-Classical home just off the Grand Promenade which wraps around the Acropolis and Ancient Agora.
Recently we spent three days and three nights [...]
A Medley of Greek TV Commercials, Foivos Delivorias
I love this guy, he is such a great entertainer, funny, versatile and a great ballad writer and singer (and though this clip is funnest for Greek speakers of a certain age, his ballards and music, his interaction with the audience, make him a fine choice even if you don’t understand a word of what [...]
Tripadvisor recommended family rooms and family hotels in Athens
Families traveling to Athens frequently contact me about our penthouses and historical homes after an exhaustive search for triple, quad and connecting rooms in Athens. These types of rooms are pretty rare, and even though they do exist, it’s hard for parents to sleep knowing their kids are across the hall in a strange hotel. [...]
Athens Day Trips – Off the beaten path walk around Nafplio
A 40 minute walk that changed my life
My wife, my dog and I were walking in Nafplio, the first capital of Greece after the Ottoman occupation, and as is the custom of all the locals, we were walking along the promenade. The promenade itself is long, 2-3 km and at the far end of it, [...]
World Heritage Sites in Greece
Wow, just doing some updates to the blog and discovered that I really need to get to Samos and Patmos … this way I can complete my list of visits to the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Greece (it doesn’t count if I’ve been to some of them many times), it looks like the eastern [...]
Peloponeses journey
Just two hours by car from Athens is a world full of history, nature, mountain ranges that hide villages where life moves at a different pace, beaches only locals know and fishing ports untouched by time and tourism.
Your Acropolis view home away from home
Want to fall in love with Athens like I did? Don’t just drop in for the night, pay homage to the Parthenon and head off to the islands. Allow yourself at least 4 nights, though 7 is really ideal, and let’s face it, a month isn’t even enough to really discover all of Athens secretes. Live [...]
Escape to Mystras
It was getting late, and Basil and I knew we would not finish our work in Sparta before the office closed. Weighing the choice of driving back to Athens versus overnighting in Laconia somewhere, we both agreed that it made sense to find ourselves a bed locally. Of course, after a few years in our [...]