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title: "Athens, Greece"
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## Itinerary
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| Leaving | 2009-09-13, Manchester International Airport |
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| Accomodation | Some grimy 2* |
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| Returning | 2009-09-20, Athens International Airport |
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## Thoughts
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My first trip abroad!
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I'm writing this from a decade later, so my memory of events isn't as good as it
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could be. Some things I definitely remember:
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Waking up in the EXTREMELY CHEAP 2* hotel the day after getting in, and realising
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what 2* actually means. The breakfast was... not good.
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We visited the main tourist-y sites in Athens, and generally had a good time.
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Dogs and cats everywhere. Wiped out by the sun, just like we were.
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We went to the Acropolis, and while all the ancient history was very nice, the
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modern day was quite sad - looking down on the city from the slopes, there was
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an overwhelming sense of squalor and human misery. Very cheerful. Trash was
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everywhere too.
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One day, we jumped on the tram and went to the beach, south of Athens proper. It
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was not a very good beach...
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Another day, we went to the national park and zoo. I recall a tiny kitten that
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insisted on climbing up my leg while we ate at the café there. Most enjoyable.
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Most of the money was spent on eating out - I did not budget well! On the final
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day, we were completely out of money, so got to the airport with about 8 hours
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until the flight. Poor, exhausted, but happy.
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