Our day started with a ride on the "Happy Train" which is small choo choo train that leaves out of the Syntagma area of Athens and goes all around the city. Tip of the day travelers - in Greece there is no open container law so you drink alcohol as you walk down the street. Christina and I grabbed a couple mythos beers and hopped aboard. the train was obviously cheesy and I'm sure the traditional greek music that was blaring from the speakers wasn't helping. But at the end we got escorted all over the city by a tour guide who spoke very little english.
after we deboarded the Happy Train we went shopping in the markets and we ran into a little guy with a guitar who attempted to play you a song for 2 euro. he wasn't particularly good at either playing his guitar or drumming up business as you can see in the following photo - I think he needed to do a little less shopping and a little more work.
nonetheless he brightened our afternoon.
time passed quickly and we only had a couple hours til the movie. We decided to grad dinner at a highly recommended restaurant called Psaros located on the hill of the Plaka area of athens - they have tables on the steps that lead up to the acropolis. Excellent location, service, food and prices. I definitely recommend this taverna if you come to Athens. Lucky for me I had purchased a dress earlier that day while out shopping since I managed to spill wine all over my outfit.
view down the stairs from the taverna
we were excited about watching sex and the city, however we were more excited about the movie venue. in greece they have what that call open air cinemas. Essentially they're like mini drive-ins located on rooftops in downtown athens...
view of the screen and of the acropolis from the cinema
Personally I thought the movie was excellent and the perfect ending to a great day.
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