Athens

Ivy on Απριλίου 11th, 2010

Athens, is surrounded by mountains and in the East of Athens is Mount Hymettus, Υμηττός (sometimes written as Hymettos, Ymitos, Imitos, etc., but I will stick to the right transliteration of the word). Hymettus is just a few kilometres from my house and as you can see in the picture this is how you can [...]

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Ivy on Ιουλίου 7th, 2009

The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built in order to house every artifact found on the rock and on its feet, covering a large period of time, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece but [...]

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Ivy on Φεβρουαρίου 4th, 2009

I have been wanting to visit Varvakeios, the Central Market of Athens, for ages but although I live in Athens the last 22 years, I never managed to do so. Whenever I was at the area I was either in a hurry to do other shopping or a few times when I mentioned going inside, [...]

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