Hidden gems and good eats...

Friday was a tough day at work. We got to work at 11am and left at 3pm – what can I say? The greeks know how to live. In our short 4 hours at work we finalized our project with our supervisor and then were let loose. Laura – who you have not met yet – headed up to Thessaloniki to meet up with another GMBA student from Suffolk who is interning in greece. Christina and I hit the café scene and our ears led us to a small café right outside of the Syntagma area where two men were playing greek music. After a couple hours of listening to them we struck a conversation and the men informed us that the songs were from the 1940s and 50s and dealt with love, life and social injustice.



We had absolutely NO IDEA what they were saying, but we thoroughly enjoyed the session. After eating our free ice cream sundae – I told you they love to give things away for free here. We bid our adieu and went on our merry way.

We wandered around looking for another spot to get a drink when we came across an area known as “CD” near Monastiraki – I definitely recommend this area. There are block after block of eclectic cafes, bars and restaurants that are full of greeks – including one named Boston. After catching a drink at a small café we headed a couple streets over to try a restaurant that was listed in the top 10 Athens guide (thanks Lony and Chris – the guide is great!). The restaurant was named Olinea and was the best meal I’ve had in Greece so far. The décor at the restaurant was comprised of old greek advertisements and they had an extensive menu of traditional greek food with a twist. If you’re ever in Greece don’t wait until you stumble across this area to eat at this restaurant – it’s completely worth seeking out.

After a 3 hour dinner (see - I'm becoming more like a greek day by day) we headed home because I had to catch an early flight to Thessaloniki Saturday morning – which is a great story….