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This is my journey......
By: norley shuib
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| Sunday, 25-Mar-2007 16:34 |
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My big fat Greek holiday
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Monastiraki metro station
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Muses of Greece....Monastiraki fleamarket
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Greek Parliament House, Syntagma square
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The evzones....changing of guard in front of the parliament
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With my very own evzone...hehehe
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Grand Bretagne Hotel
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Archeological site found during the buidling of the metro system
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Syntagma metro station
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Acropoli metro station
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On the way up
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Acropolis....view from below
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The Propylaia...monumental entrance to Acropolis
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Parthenon....Virgin's Chamber
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It stands on the highest point of Acropolis
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Resting....penat oooh plus windy
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Erechtheion
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The scenery from Acropolis
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Temple of Olympian Zeus from outside
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On board the ferry, Pireus Port to Aegina
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Aegina island
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Chilling out
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Jalan-jalan naik kereta kuda
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Well known for the pistachio nuts
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Pistachio tree
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Jalan-jalan naik bicycle pulak
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We left from Luton Airport on the 10th March 2007.....7 of us....that would be Anis, Win, Kt, Yah, Normi, Na and of course me. It was dark when we arrived at Athens.....took a cab oops 2 taxis to the hotel. The hotel was not that bad besides the smell of cigarette.....apparently they do smoke a lot in Greece....yang tak tahan tu smoking is allowed indoors. After checking in, we went to have dinner at a nearby Greek restaurant called Alexander The Great.....recommended by the hotel staff. The food was a little expensive but nice and the portion was quite big. I had seafood spaghetti. We all had complimentary walnut pie with ice cream for dessert.....lagi lah sedap when it's free....hehehe. Headed to Monistiraki Fleamarket the next morning after breakfast.....it was quite early....so tak banyak stalls yg open. At about 10.30 am, made our way to Syntagma Square.....to catch the 'pom pom parade'.....it's actually the changing of guards in front of the Greek Parliament House at 10.45 am. We were quite lucky coz on Sundays and on major holidays the evzones (the guards) come out in the full regalia for an extended affair with military band. Susah gak nk kena squeeze in between mat salleh yg tinggi2 and besar2 but we some how managed to do so. It was quite funny watching the ceremony especially the part when they lift their legs 90 degrees in the air while marching. The next stop was the Acropolis.....well what can I say.....byk jugak amik photos.....almost every step.....when we finally got to the top the wind was so strong.....but still managed to pose for photos maa. We went to the Temple of Olympian Zeus after.....but it was closed.....so just took photos from outside and headed back to the hotel. Took a short nap and headed out again in the evening to Lykavittos Hill literally means 'hill of wolves'.....damn....penat giler panjat the tangga.....rasa mcm kat Batu Caves pulak.....took the funicular railway to the very top. It was really windy so we just stayed about 10 minutes outside 'enjoying' the view.....I think it would be better to go during the day time. We took a ferry to a Greek island called Aegina the next day. The journey took about an hour and the view was fantastic.Had a 'light' meal and then took a ride in the kerete kuda around the island. Later, some how we decided to rent a bicycle and cycle around the island....I don't know why lah....kat M'sia tak pernah pun nk rent a bicycle. It was quite fun but ended up with 'gluteal' pain for 2 days after. Had lunch....calamari and grilled octopus plus Greek salad. Superb and cheap. On the last day, we headed back to Monistiraki Fleamarket and Plaka to do some shopping. Unlucky for me, my camera wat hal......and apparently there was something wrong with the sensor.....nasib lah on the last day.....so I am thankful for that  Overall, it's an okay trip....I was expecting the trip to Athens to be more exciting but it was just okay.....plus org Greece nie are quite kasar so maybe that's why.
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