Today we finally got adjusted to the local time shaking off the jet lag.
The plan was to go do some shopping for some souvenirs and some things to bring back home with us.
First stop was the Loumides coffee store in Omonia Square where we bought Greek coffee and some mini loukoumia. Then we headed towards Monastiraki for a walk and discovered since our visit in 2013 that two coffee shops that serve fresh loukamades had opened up. Of course we stopped for coffee and a dish of loukamades and took a rest. It has been very hot in Athens and it is good to rest and drink a lot of water.
We did some more shopping and then headed to Monastiraki for lunch.
Since our hotel the Athens Gate, is so close to the Acropolis Museum and tourist area we usually go to the main street with the cafes and restaurants for refreshments and meals. In 2013 we discovered an authentic/traditional restaurant run by Greek Americans from Chicago and eat here at least every other day. Since we haven't had our meal here we had dinner at Arcadia. The staff remembers us and welcomed us back. We had a delicious and reasonable meal.
Tomorrow we fly to Cyprus to visit our family for 6 days.
The plan was to go do some shopping for some souvenirs and some things to bring back home with us.
First stop was the Loumides coffee store in Omonia Square where we bought Greek coffee and some mini loukoumia. Then we headed towards Monastiraki for a walk and discovered since our visit in 2013 that two coffee shops that serve fresh loukamades had opened up. Of course we stopped for coffee and a dish of loukamades and took a rest. It has been very hot in Athens and it is good to rest and drink a lot of water.
We did some more shopping and then headed to Monastiraki for lunch.
Since our hotel the Athens Gate, is so close to the Acropolis Museum and tourist area we usually go to the main street with the cafes and restaurants for refreshments and meals. In 2013 we discovered an authentic/traditional restaurant run by Greek Americans from Chicago and eat here at least every other day. Since we haven't had our meal here we had dinner at Arcadia. The staff remembers us and welcomed us back. We had a delicious and reasonable meal.
Tomorrow we fly to Cyprus to visit our family for 6 days.
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