Back in Athens after a 9hr ferry ride, a casual bag break in and an army of cabs and gypsies.
First day - Saying goodbye to the boys after a pastry breakfast and a visit to Remember Fashion where almost all my favourite bands have casually browsed through punk tees and tartan pants. Athens is on strike for the next week so we had to catch a cab to the village of Akrata to begin our farmlife adventure with Anthea's papou nicki. It's absolutely standard to speed in Athens, the speed limit was 60, our cabby was hitting 170... After a not so safe trip and 2 hours in a sweaty cab we were finally there to greet the family and have a good ole fashion family Greek feast.
Day 2 - Waking up on a farm is like having a constant animal clock that hasn't got snooze. We ate fresh eggs, picked fruit and explored the surrounding villages by foot. For dinner more family arrived and we ate gyros, drank ouzo and had Greek lessons.
Day 3 - last day in Akrata, saying goodbye to all the animals, enjoying more farm fresh food and boarding a 2hr bus ride back to Athens to meet another of Antheas relatives.
Day 4 - Exploring Athens - we caught a cable car to the highest point and watched 4 million people live under us. From here we sussed out the acropolis and the museum that displays all the stories and statues that once surrounded it, actually breath taking!!!
Early night in, 3am wake up tomorrow en route to Munich, Germany!!
First day - Saying goodbye to the boys after a pastry breakfast and a visit to Remember Fashion where almost all my favourite bands have casually browsed through punk tees and tartan pants. Athens is on strike for the next week so we had to catch a cab to the village of Akrata to begin our farmlife adventure with Anthea's papou nicki. It's absolutely standard to speed in Athens, the speed limit was 60, our cabby was hitting 170... After a not so safe trip and 2 hours in a sweaty cab we were finally there to greet the family and have a good ole fashion family Greek feast.
Day 2 - Waking up on a farm is like having a constant animal clock that hasn't got snooze. We ate fresh eggs, picked fruit and explored the surrounding villages by foot. For dinner more family arrived and we ate gyros, drank ouzo and had Greek lessons.
Day 3 - last day in Akrata, saying goodbye to all the animals, enjoying more farm fresh food and boarding a 2hr bus ride back to Athens to meet another of Antheas relatives.
Day 4 - Exploring Athens - we caught a cable car to the highest point and watched 4 million people live under us. From here we sussed out the acropolis and the museum that displays all the stories and statues that once surrounded it, actually breath taking!!!
Early night in, 3am wake up tomorrow en route to Munich, Germany!!
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