Years of Poems and Spirits

Athens: people, noise, food

Bing did morning hike 8am. Song decided to skip it.

With crisp air, Bing enjoyed the hike, feeling sentimental about Beijing’s old days with blue sky and crisp air.

Had quick breakfast with toasts and O.J. Got on taxi to train station.
2 UK traveller got on same train, we met them on the Delphi trip.

train-1: lots of seats. train-2: extremely crowded. settled down in the kids play room. no kids, lots of local adults, sitting, sleeping. it was cozy. Bing got sandwichs after piercing thru the crowds for several rail carts. Train was getting more and more crowded as we approach Athena.
Had conversation with the Greek people sitting in the same cart. The Grandma can’t speak English, but very chatty. Her daughter and grand daugther(half-Sudanian) can speak some English. She thinks we make lots of money, can buy a house in every EU city.

Checked in hotel around 6pm. Wondered around Plaka stores, had dinner: not delicious at all. grilled squid, greek salad again, calzo, pastta.
Took a walk around Acropoli. Nice lighting.
A concert in the theatre on Acropoli.

Bing dislike Athens. People are nice, but doesn’t take work seriously.