Travelogues Athens

Hello, Boys, Girls, Foxes, Memory Foam Mattresses, or whatever my readers identify as today... I mean, Excuse me?! It's 2023! And you can be whatever or whoever you want to be....

Crazy, we've never experienced that before. The wind hisses deafeningly and shakes our tent. What, did we say wind? Sturm hits it exactly. In the middle of the night we sit in...

13.10. Thurs https://www.komoot.de/tour/952071611?ref=aso Off to Athens. But first, we'll go to Delphi. After starting our day with a dip in the thermal spring at Thermopylae,...

It is autumn in Europe. That means it is rainy, muddy, and cold almost everywhere, and you would rather be curled up on the couch eating casserole and watching Harry Potter than...

04/02/24 Long-term is a thing of the past; the trend is clearly towards last-minute travel. And even though we are said to be very old and have already passed our peak, we feel...

April 13-15, 2022: Athens, Piraeus Camping in the big city is always a challenge, as the metropolitan area does not offer much space for a camper. That's why we spent the...

We take a train from Litochoro to Larissa at 9:17 am, where we want to catch the train to Athens. We have about 40 minutes to change trains - actually perfect because we still...

We drive to the DPD shop in Athens to pick up a package... what happened next...

05.04.2024 Yesterday our soul was pampered and our batteries were charged, today education and culture are on our agenda. Like thousands of other people. Although we cynically...

Corinth Canal at the Isthmus of Corinth, which separates the Peloponnese from the mainland

May 24, 2024 - Day 4 Last day in Athens! What a pity! A very good start to the day includes a very good breakfast (more like brunch in this case 😅). We definitely had that! I...

In contrast to the location of Plato's Academy, the foundations of the ruins of Aristotle's gymnasium, the Lyceum, are very well preserved. Parts of the site have been covered...

May 23, 2024 - Day 3 We have been waiting for this day with great excitement!🤩 First, we fortified ourselves with a hearty breakfast in our restaurant street. The young lady at...

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - Day 2 Beach day! The weather was really great!☀️ In the morning we walked to the bakery and ate the breakfast we had just bought in the adjacent park....

For me, it is the first trip in the “after” era (after the world trip) 😅. Elisa, on the other hand, was already traveling the world again 🧳. We decided on a city trip to the...

A week in Athens.

Good morning from Piraeus. We arrived just before sunrise, which we were able to enjoy during breakfast. Today's weather is also expected to be wonderful with temperatures...

The ruins of the Stoa Basileios on the Agora in Athens are unfortunately not very well maintained. The site can only be viewed from the fence on Adrianou Street and from the...

The site of the former Academy of Plato in Athens is quite disappointing. While the foundations of the ruins are exposed, they are poorly marked. Some foundations have no signs...

The Epigraphical Museum in Athens showcases all the significant documents of ancient Greece. Stone stelae served as writing surfaces for recording laws, contracts, tribute...

Socrates was a critical thinker. He shone with his own humility and encouraged his students to reflect on society and draw conclusions. In doing so, he developed a method of...

I didn't know how hilly Athens is...

In the beginning, there was chaos. This is how Percy Jackson begins his narration of Greek mythology, which we listen to on our journey past Mount Olympus to Athens, so that we...

The Temple of Hephaestus located in the Agora area of Athens is one of the best-preserved Greek temples. It was constructed in the 5th century BC and all the columns still...

49th Day: When we arrived at the Athens campsite yesterday evening, Dominik greeted us right away. We met him and his family at Akrata Beach about a week ago. It was their very...

11th-14th January 2022 • After a beautiful evening, many more followed and we really settled in. We drank a lot, had conversations, and sang. But as it goes, even the most...

- Alex takes me to Lake Vouliagmeni today - a beautiful lake near the sea in Voula with small fish (doctor fish) that 'clean' the feet - for a small additional charge of 5 euros...

The Agora in Athens - the center of ancient Greece and the place where Socrates worked. Here, the philosopher raised his critical questions regarding democratic demagoguery. For...

After a hearty breakfast, we headed to the Parliament. There is a grand changing of the guards every Sunday. Afterwards, we strolled through the city park right next to the...

09th-10th January 2022 • Athens is huge, scattered with ruins and more chaotic than other European cities, at least that's my feeling after a few days. I hit the jackpot when...