• Sector Sabaton for one last little bit of climbing before the longish journey back to Athens and home...

  • Parthenon

  • Yet another cute cat at the Epidaurus theatre

  • Epidaurus Theatre

  • Carved stone at the Acropolis - there were many piles of stones like these, part of the Acropolis' largest puzzle - where do they all fit?

  • Athens is a place the just makes you wanna take endless selfies! Here on Areopagus Hill.

  • Odeon of Herodes Atticus

  • The Acropolis from Areopagus Hill

  • Dinner with a view from the Acropolis Museum

  • The Corinth Canal seen from the footbridge

  • Laetitia enjoys a glass of Champagne on arrival at the very swanky Grande Bretagne Hotel

  • Hadrian's Arch

  • Xmas is coming! The impressive Xmas tree in the Grande Bretagne's foyer

  • Our swanky hotel, the Grande Bretagne

  • Acropolis is lit at night and makes an impressive sight from all over the city

  • Alexander's Bar - apparently one of the best bars in the world!

  • Erechtheum

  • Parthenon

  • The Acropolis at seen from the highest point in Athens, Likavitou

Athens

Our time in Leonidio came to an end all too quickly and it was time to start the journey home. But we had planned to take advantage of our location and explore a little of perhaps what makes Greece one of the most famous places on Earth and certainly one of the most ancient civilisations of modern humans…

There was time for one last bit of climbing before we left Leonidio though at the conveniently roadside sector Sabaton…

Sector Sabaton for one last little bit of climbing before the longish journey back to Athens and home…

Then it was time to set off. We’d plotted a slightly indirect route that would take us via Epidaurus with its massive and impressive theatre, and then onwards via the Corinth Canal.

Epidaurus Theatre
Yet another cute cat at the Epidaurus Theatre
The Corinth Canal seen from the footbridge

We’d taken advantage of hotel loyalty points from multiple stays away from home due to working commitments and had bagged ourselves free accommodation at the most swanky hotel in all of Athens, the Hotel Grande Bretagne!

Our swanky hotel, the Grande Bretagne
Laetitia enjoys a glass of Champagne on arrival at the very swanky Grande Bretagne Hotel
Xmas is coming! The impressive Xmas tree in the Grande Bretagne’s foyer

After a sleep it was time for serious foot miles exploring ancient Athens and world famous piles of stone including the Acropolis

Hadrian’s Arch

Can you imagine how awe inspiring and intimidating it would have been for people coming to Athens two and half thousand years ago (i.e. around 500BC) and being greeted by the sight of these incredible structures!? Most of the rest of the world was living in simple mud and stick houses. What a way to make an impression!

Athens is a place the just makes you wanna take endless selfies! Here on Areopagus Hill.
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Carved stone at the Acropolis – there were many piles of stones like these, part of the Acropolis’ largest puzzle – where do they all fit?
Parthenon
Erechtheum
Parthenon
Acropolis is lit at night and makes an impressive sight from all over the city
Dinner with a view from the Acropolis Museum

And finally, back to the Grande Bretagne for a drink in what is supposed to be one of the best bars in the world, Alexander’s Bar, before a final sleep in Greece and our morning departure for the airport and back to the UK. That departure wasn’t without difficulty though. The hotel’s central location meant that it was completely hemmed in by road closures on Sunday morning in support of a massive running event being held on the city streets. So we had to leave a little earlier than intended to avoid being trapped. At least it made for quiet streets as the traffic in Athens is truly awful!

Alexander’s Bar – apparently one of the best bars in the world!

Series - Leonidio

  1. Leonidio
  2. Athens

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