Honeymoon Day Fifteen: Athens

We took an evening flight from Kamari Beach after enjoying a leisurely dinner and arrived in Athens by 11pm. We checked into the Hotel Sofitel, which was literally across the street from the airport (great recommendation from my mom!), and quickly crashed for the evening.
 We woke up the next morning refreshed and ready to tour around Athens. I took this picture to show how close the hotel was from the terminal...literally across the street from baggage claim. We walked across the street and took the X95 Bus (5 Euro per person/each way) since the metro workers were on strike. It took about 30 minutes to get to Plaka and headed straight for the Acropolis Museum. We decided to do the museum first so we would have the history and details in our memory before visiting the Acropolis, which served us well. We got all of the information we could ever want and didn't have to pay for a tour or guide when we got to the Acropolis.
After touring the Acropolis Museum and the actual Acropolis, we decided to take a break and grab some lunch at a nearby cafe to take a break from the sun. From there, we decided to walk around Monastiraki to see the shops, flea market, and quaint streets. After being on our feet and walking for 7 hours, we decided to call it a day and took the Metro back from Monastiraki to the hotel. We spent a quiet evening at the hotel and started getting ready for our trek home.

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