I am behind OMG
we are so busy having fun
Athens is an amazing city. Huge. Tons of traffic which isn't really an issue for us since we are on vacation and have no set time to be anywhere but I bet it is enfuriating for the Athenians.
Turns out the car issue is more than just the water pump so HORRAY, we are stuck in Athens much longer than intended. Les is happy but not thrilled. I am thrilled!!! More time to get a feel for the beat of this town.
Since we have NO car, we have been taking taxis everywhere. They dont know anything but the big tourist areas, not like London where cabbies actually get tested before they can get behind a wheel.
This guy in the photo gave us the perfect ride to check on the progress of the car (and that begs for the story: they call to tell Les that he needs 4 major parts, that they dont have them here, that they will cost a whopping 900 pounds and that it might take 10 days to arrive! Les calls his bro who says he can get the parts overnnighted to him and overnighted to us. For about $100 dollars. No brainer and that is what we are doing).
The next guy gave us the run around and promised a restaurant with music and dancing. I mean, we all would like to see, to hear Zorba here surely?
After 45 min, we get dropped off at Zorba (literally the name of the place), we get out and pay a fortune only to arrive at Zorba's door to be told they never have music. they never have dancing.
I am not happy but Les is furious and we start to look for a cab back 45 minutes.
Find a cabbie and he takes us for another ride and I am so frustrated that I start to cry. Les is in the front seat, trying to calm me down since I am crying but I am also saying OMONIA which is where our apartment is. I am quietly yelling (believe me, there is such a thing) the name of our street. I am so frsutrated!
We eventually get home and we agree that a cabbie without GPS is useless. You can only find out lovely apartment with GPS. Today Les put it on his phone and the cabbie followed it all the way RIGHT TO OUR DOOR, Bliss bliss and more bliss.
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So, we are out and about today and we see a car that has parked on a corner. This is common and as long as you are not blocking anyone's exit, allowed or tolerated (I am not sure which). Well, this guy parked on the corner and the bus could not pass. Police was called. I hate to imagine the ticket this human got!
BUS PARKED CAR WITH NO DRIVER IN IT COP
We are totally enjoying Athens, it is so big and so busy but it is music, by chance, on a street in the afternoon
It is looking around at lunchtime and noticing an 11th century church with an archaeologist digging away at the floor inside!
It is happy feet in new Greek shoes because the Italian ones were used to death and had to be trashed!!
and it is LOTS of local draft cerveza for Les and mostly lemonade or cappuccino freddos and sometimes wine for me
we are so busy having fun
Athens is an amazing city. Huge. Tons of traffic which isn't really an issue for us since we are on vacation and have no set time to be anywhere but I bet it is enfuriating for the Athenians.
Turns out the car issue is more than just the water pump so HORRAY, we are stuck in Athens much longer than intended. Les is happy but not thrilled. I am thrilled!!! More time to get a feel for the beat of this town.
Since we have NO car, we have been taking taxis everywhere. They dont know anything but the big tourist areas, not like London where cabbies actually get tested before they can get behind a wheel.
This guy in the photo gave us the perfect ride to check on the progress of the car (and that begs for the story: they call to tell Les that he needs 4 major parts, that they dont have them here, that they will cost a whopping 900 pounds and that it might take 10 days to arrive! Les calls his bro who says he can get the parts overnnighted to him and overnighted to us. For about $100 dollars. No brainer and that is what we are doing).
The next guy gave us the run around and promised a restaurant with music and dancing. I mean, we all would like to see, to hear Zorba here surely?
After 45 min, we get dropped off at Zorba (literally the name of the place), we get out and pay a fortune only to arrive at Zorba's door to be told they never have music. they never have dancing.
I am not happy but Les is furious and we start to look for a cab back 45 minutes.
Find a cabbie and he takes us for another ride and I am so frustrated that I start to cry. Les is in the front seat, trying to calm me down since I am crying but I am also saying OMONIA which is where our apartment is. I am quietly yelling (believe me, there is such a thing) the name of our street. I am so frsutrated!
We eventually get home and we agree that a cabbie without GPS is useless. You can only find out lovely apartment with GPS. Today Les put it on his phone and the cabbie followed it all the way RIGHT TO OUR DOOR, Bliss bliss and more bliss.
*********************************************************************
So, we are out and about today and we see a car that has parked on a corner. This is common and as long as you are not blocking anyone's exit, allowed or tolerated (I am not sure which). Well, this guy parked on the corner and the bus could not pass. Police was called. I hate to imagine the ticket this human got!
BUS PARKED CAR WITH NO DRIVER IN IT COP
We are totally enjoying Athens, it is so big and so busy but it is music, by chance, on a street in the afternoon
It is looking around at lunchtime and noticing an 11th century church with an archaeologist digging away at the floor inside!
It is happy feet in new Greek shoes because the Italian ones were used to death and had to be trashed!!
and it is LOTS of local draft cerveza for Les and mostly lemonade or cappuccino freddos and sometimes wine for me
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