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Bringing on the Bicycles in Athens - Sunday September 21!
Those who have followed the evolution of my True Athens blog may recall the excitement with which I announced the bike around Athens event in 2007. It turned out to be a rainy October morning, and I ended up taking my parents who were in town with some friends, on a winery tour in Nemea [...]
September 2008 Program at the Herodion Theater under the Acropolis
September is here in Athens, and the calendar is now being filled at the Theater of the Herodion or the Herodio Atticus Theater, also just know as the theater at the Acropolis. Whatever you call this amazing ancient theater, if you are in Athens on a night something is being performed, surf quickly to [...]
Eastern flavors of Asia Minor on the Eastern Edge of Athens
To eat food without understanding its origin is like having food without flavor!
At the foot of Mount Ymittos, there is a neighborhood called Kaisariani. It is at the eastern outskirts of Athens proper, bordering Pagrati. In 1922 the great “population exchange” took place between Turkey and Greece. The big powers of the time had decided [...]
September and October Acropolis Concerts and Performances Announced
“Theeeeiiir back!!!!!” My husband groaned as the sounds of cars started to fill the streets of Athens last week. Yes, summer is over and the “eisodus” or the return to Athens, has begun. By tomorrow, September 1, 2008, the return will be complete and Monday morning will be a work day for [...]
Politico - anatolian dining off Syntagma Square
Politico
Mitropoleos 3, Syntagma Square
Locals in Athens know that late July to mid August can be a hit or miss time to head out to their favorite restaurants. Like everyone in Athens, restauranteurs outside the tourist zone take their holidays mid to late summer, and thus, many local favorites are closed anywhere from a week [...]
Athens Day Trips – Off the beaten path walk around Nafplio
A 40 minute walk that changed my life
My wife, my dog and I were walking in Nafplio, the first capital of Greece after the Ottoman occupation, and as is the custom of all the locals, we were walking along the promenade. The promenade itself is long, 2-3 km and at the far end of it, [...]
Traveler’s checks in Greece, bad idea!
Cashing Travelers Checks in Greece.
First, please, please, please, let me dissuade you from bringing travelers checks to Greece. There are ATMs everywhere, and you’ll have no problem finding one that you can use with your ATM debit card. But for all of you that decide to bring them, here is the way to deal with [...]
Cooling off and chilling out in and around Athens
Summer’s here and the mercury is rising in Athens - but that’s no reason to avoid this amazing, cosmopolitan city. Plant yourself in Athens and enjoy everything the city has to offer, chill out in the shade of a streetside cafe, enjoying the cool wet air the misters provide as you nurse a Greek [...]
The Athens Marathon
Title: The Athens Marathon
Location: Marathon - Athens
Description: The 2008 Athens Marathon hosts 4 events for the novice to the pro - a 5 km race, a 10 km race, the marathon and a 40 km power walking route.
Now everyone can have a chance to end their run in the most beautiful stadium in the world, [...]
Lykavittos Theater Reopened - Concerts Continue
The city of Athens had closed the theater at Lykavittos Hill, the Lykavittos (Lycabettus) Theater on June 19, 2008, causing the James Blunt concert to be cancelled. As of June 23, 2008, the city announced that the theater will reopen and the remaining summer concerts will continue as scheduled.
It seems that the theater was [...]