Friday, July 20, 2012

Friday 20th July 2012…on the move again!!

I left this sleepy little town on the 10am bus for the huge metropolis of Athens…this was the nicest bus so far

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and even better that it was an express bus and did not stop to pick up more passengers just stopped once for a 20 minute break and by 4pm I was at the bus station in Athens.

I had made arrangements to stay with a couch surfing hostess and Ina and I had been e mailing for a while and she told me the best way to get to her apartment which is quite centrally located was by cab….so about 4.30pm I was ringing the bell to Ina’s apartment…what a lovely lady and her serial licking dog Mona was so excited to meet me!!!

We sat and got to know each other and

 

had tea and then took Mona for a nice long walk up the hill behind the apartment.  It was a perfect time the sun was just going down and it is only from this height you get an idea of what a huge sprawling city it is.

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Cannot wait for tomorrow and a closer look!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the church on the summit is beautiful

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as were the views!!

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Ina and Mona….

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It was a great evening and Ina is so easy to talk with and a very interesting lady and I think her English is better than mine!!!

So another wonderful day and looking forward to seeing some of the history tomorrow……Les

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