We flew back to Athens early this morning. TJ still isn’t feeling well so he took it easy while I did a little more sightseeing. I checked out the upscale Kolonaki neighborhood that is packed with fancy boutiques, trendy restaurants, swanky cafes, private art galleries, every designer brand name under the sun and Athenian socialites. Needless to say, I didn’t hang out here very long. My intention was to cruise through this area to get to a cable car that would take me up a mountain for nice views of Athens. However, I saw a mountain of stairs to get to the mountain, decided panoramic views are overrated and turned around.
My next destination was the Ancient Agora and I decided to cruise Pandrosou Street on my way there, primarily because I’d seen it on Samantha Brown’s travel show. It is kind of fun to follow in the footsteps of Samantha Brown and Anthony Bourdain! The Agora was Athens’ meeting place in ancient times and was the place where all administrative, political, commercial and social activity took place. Socrates and St Paul both hung out here back in the day. There are a few remaining structures including the Temple of Hephaestus, the Church of the Holy Apostles and the Stoa of Attalos (which is now the Agora museum) and a lot of ruins in the complex.
After checking out the Agora I made my way back to our hotel to see if TJ was feeling well enough to do a little last minute shopping with me. He was! We did a little browsing, had lunch at the Hard Rock Café, then went back and made a purchase or two. We just finished packing and are going to try to go to bed early since I have my alarm set for 2:45am tomorrow morning to get to the airport! Bleh!
It has been a great trip and unfortunately, all good things must come to an end!!
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