Aug 31
We got really amazing pastries at this café
Then did a walking tour with this place
Should go inside the stadium pop
Tour was great! Got lunch here
Moussaka is great!!!
Not a big fan of ouzo
After lunch visited agora
And the temple inside - beautiful!
Best paired with Rick Steves audio tour
Book ticket in advance for acropolis
Acropolis is soooooo good!
Took us one hour with Rick's tour. Definitely go in line half an hour early. They open fifteen minutes before
Then got tsipouro at a rooftop bar. Similar to vodka
Psyri - really really cool neighborhood with awesome cafes and restaurants
Little cook - too much
Got dessert here
Sep 1
Rented a car from airport
Took subway to train. 9 euro per person. Stopped a lot
Driving is kinda crazy. Speed limit is just a concept
Drove to Delphi
Museum and archaeological site were amazing. One ticket for both. Took us 2.5 hours
Lunch at
View is AMAZING!
We got coffee at this place and it was amazing - great foam
Then drove to Meteora
Did two hikes, one to Varlaam and the dragon cave
The other to holy boulder and monk prison
Really really fun and because it was after closing time we had it all to ourselves
Then watched sunset at main observation deck
Dinner at Meteora Family Restaurant and it was great
Sep 2
Did a tour with Airbnb with Vasileios
Sooo fun
Learned a lot about history of Greece and Meteora and saw the old hermit caves and first monastery
Lunch at this place also great - Valia Calda
Great Holy Monastery was closed so we visited Varlaam instead. 5 euro to get in. Men need long pants, women a skirt or borrow a scarf from them
Drive back was kinda insane. Driving downtown is not made for everyone. Unless you have a Middle Eastern driver, just get the car from the airport.
Got dinner at this place. One of the best meals we've had
Sep 3
Went to ferry terminal. So here is the deal:
Seajet: expensive, small, fast, choppy - 3.5 hours to Naxos
Blue Star: cheaper but not so much, really big, takes forever, less choppy - 5.5 hours
Plane: 45 min, costs a little more. If it's windy might be your best bet
We stayed at Anthony Suites at the spa room. Really cool.
Lunch at Mezze 2. Food is good
Walked to the castle and cathedral. Definitely get drinks at Avaton. The bar is older than the country USA!
Then nap to recover from ferry
We went to Elliniko to get dinner but it was packed so instead we went to another restaurant close by which was okay.
Sep 4
Got bikes at Bike Naxos and rode bikes to Blue Fin Diving. It was great. We saw octopus and many fish.
Too hot! Everywhere. Got dinner at Elliniko (got there early so we got a table immediately). Food was good but nothing extra.
Then Apollo saw the sunset. Many proposals. Crowded but worth it. Everyone is too dressed up. We looked super out of place
Then ice cream at Waffle House. Honestly one of the best ice creams we have ever had! Really good.
Sep 5
Got the ferry back. Took them literally 6 min to get 100 people and cars off the boat and load another 100 in. Overall we got delayed by an hour though because of waves. Super shaky and we were kinda dead.
Did a food tour. Super disappointing. Really good reviews but not worth it at all. It was kind of a torture.
Sep 6
Wow Kiana is born!
Put our bags in luggage storage. I worked a bit and then we walked to Archaeological Museum. It's meh!
Then got some food and shopping and headed back to the airport.