Greece 8th Dec
ok this post is gonna take up quite alot cuz its a week n a half of greece into one single post... i'll try to use some gp summary skills altho i have none of course... i wanna record everything before i forget it :D i use pictures bttr cuz pictures speak thousands
1
touched down in El. Venizelos in the morn... took a cab to the intercontinental. dad damn funny cuz he blur then just sat down in the driver's seat for a moment... then the driver like standing there looking at him for tt moment. he forgot in europe they drive on the left... anw after abt 45 min of bloody nauseating taxi we reached the hotel... the interior much nicer than the facade. greece the look of the city is like half rome + half bangkok... the buildings n cars n roads all got abit of standard one except they dont bother to maintain it. n its 4 degrees.
us at the lobby. ok the cross legs thing is some lame shit so dont mind it
put our stuff down then went to roam the city centre/Syntagma Square/Ermou street. damn LAO JIAT ah haha got alot of roadside stalls selling sth like pretzels, forgot wad its called. its some bread material thats opposite of Gardenia material (i.e. biscuit-y).
they also sell coconut sticks... saw live models in boutique windows too. dun worry they dont strip haha. then walked thru a 'europasarmalam'; lotsa ruins on the sides of the roads. had to go back at 4plus know y? cuz dusk is at 5 there. wth!! some short day know... mayb there all the plants all shortday plants. can't believe how its like further up north... dunnid to wake up already.
2
left the hotel after lunch then we anyhow walk- walk until suddenly we happened to b climbing some steps up this Philopappou Hill. the view of the city at the top rocks... the buildings dotted like dots(?!).
then we just walk on until we walking thru some forest. i think we damn anyhow la, esp dad. i think if at one point we turn left then we'll reach the philopappou mausoleum instead of more trees. but anw we emerged onto a road then at the end we saw the Odeion(a roofed stadium) of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis, an area tts damn up high. got some ppl playing soccer cuz theres sth like a plaza outside. walked down the road to Hadrian's Arch- a monument tts quite cool cuz frm a certain angle u can see the Acropolis in the distance, thru the arch:
then went back to hotel to eat some cup noodles... i think if mum nv pack a whole luggage of singapore food we'll just die there
3
walked thru Ermou street again; got alot of ppl busking n doing stuff along the street, most of them expecting some monetary returns haha thats the catch. Top 3 most interesting: a balloon sculptor, a pro string sextet, n a damn pro caricaturist... 1 charcoal caricature in 5-10 min.
n a SUNDAY in Greece is quite gd cuz alot of things free admission. visited the national history museum... quite nice... n their weapons all damn stylo. wanted to visit some Ancient Agora shit but then we lost our way and got a better deal- passed the entrance to the Acropolis n its FREE on sunday! yay haha cuz other days admission is 13euros (26bucks!) so we went all the way up to the top, n the scenery is breathtaking man
family photo with the Parthenon
Erechtheion. my timing nt bad arh
Chopsticks on the edge of the Acropolis... lame, retard, wadever lah
i was actually looking down at all the places i went to the past days la... cant believe i was so damn high up! took such a long time to go back down (esp mum haha) then no more time to visit Agora already. but the Acropolis more than makes up for it man! anw frm the Acropolis can see the Agora site already- looks like another columny thingy. n on the way down i realised sth- Greece has alot of alfresco dining. haha theres no such thing as hawker centre/coffeshop... their "budget" is already like those along the spore river those kind.
4,5,6,7
Start of 4-day tour. i think i'll juz post photos of where i went la. basically its like: long nauseating journey on the coach, then stop at a tourist attraction, listen to some history (in fact a half hour lecture by the tour guide) of it, walk ard take photos blah blah eat, wadever then repeat.
n the tour guide is super knowledgeable but as a tour guide she sucks lah. whole time in the bus sit in the front n speak into the mike only. nv face us/ talk to us personally or wad... the tour grp was mostly angmoh (funny huh) n the only other asians were a sporean couple n a kiampa family. so there :D the last day of the tour got some big grp of other ppl join us cuz they join the 1 day tour only- alot more singaporeans but all like studying overseas kind.
1st stop: Corinth Canal. i wanna bungee jump haha
Epidauros Theatre
the bus stop at this random coastal place so there wont b vomit on the bus.
us at Mycenae, the Lion Gate. lion gate sounds like some singapore
there no kangaroo so i gao with olive tree.
those arent posters behind me :D
Mycenae/ Treasure of Atreus
Hotel Europa. the included dinner's sth like prom but abit nicer...
... except this haha
Mt Olympia Museum
this where they light the olympic torch... even to date i think
n behold... the budget first ever sand track - 192.27m (600 x Zeus' foot). its nt even a track n i dun even know whether tts where they start hahah anyhow one
the Charilaos Trikoupis(sounds retarded) bridge frm inside the bus, b4 we crossed it
what's left of the Temple of Apollo
Delphi- archaelogical site
me n chair dunno wad to do at the stadium so this is random.
in a toilet in a restaurant in a town along the way. i didnt pee in there but im still curious wth
me n dad at Meteora- those arent meteors; just landforms that seem impossible... may have been sedimentary rock, just tt there r huge craters in it
visited a monastery on the top of meteora. some entrance that is... claustrophobic ppl cfm have a hard time going thru this short tunnel, before descending this rock n ascending another to reach the monastery. and gals need to wear some skirt(more like sarong)-like kinda thing in the monastery. suay sia
n this is the view from somewhere in the monastery.
after meteora, long journey back to athens... n tts it for the tour. i think i couldve enjoyed the tour more if i didnt have tt stupid headache + nausea in the coach. darn
8,9,10
in athens. went to visit mum's fren in the sia building nearby the hotel... then went to syntagma square again to eat pitta. tts like the greek fast food... u can buy take-out(wrap) or dine alfresco. its some bread thingy with chicken/pork/beef/lamb + tomatoes n onions... i love it man esp the lamb. too bad cant da bao back to sg... but even if i did i dont think i'll share it haha!
us alfresco. the stupid checked shirt man last minute appear n block the kebab thingy. basket
this is pitta(chicken) "having here" style. if its take out then they'll wrap it in the bread thing
saw these guards outside the parliament house i think. n there happened to be sth going on, like a guard shift or sth, but they nv shifted... i think more like to stretch? cuz theres some music or wad coming frm the building then they- er- march- according to the sounds. their outfit n movements... interesting eh. this is an insight for all uniformed grp ppl out there.
11
went on a 3-island cruise to Hydra, Poros n Aegina... thanks to mum's fren for helping us book it. Aegina is known for its pistachio nut, Poros for its cobblestone pavements n donkey carts, n the Hydra i forgot wad.
ok somewhat forced into this pose by the wind.
the ship's quite nice n cosy, but there were irritating PRC ppl there chattering n gambling away damn loudly until everyone cant hear the announcements. ta ma de. the lunch was some salmon n salad, turkey ham n swiss roll. quite nice but then again theres...
carrots!! argh so i gave it all to mum. yay.
the island of Hydra (Idra)
Poros- freaking smelly n tons of donkey poo on the pavement
hahaahaha ok abit obscene ar but aiya playinafool only.. see too much Saturos around... thats just an old anchor.
Aegina- theres something abt european lampposts...
and thats it.
flew back the next morning... home sweet home! but something still makes me miss that place called Greece.
1
touched down in El. Venizelos in the morn... took a cab to the intercontinental. dad damn funny cuz he blur then just sat down in the driver's seat for a moment... then the driver like standing there looking at him for tt moment. he forgot in europe they drive on the left... anw after abt 45 min of bloody nauseating taxi we reached the hotel... the interior much nicer than the facade. greece the look of the city is like half rome + half bangkok... the buildings n cars n roads all got abit of standard one except they dont bother to maintain it. n its 4 degrees.
us at the lobby. ok the cross legs thing is some lame shit so dont mind it
put our stuff down then went to roam the city centre/Syntagma Square/Ermou street. damn LAO JIAT ah haha got alot of roadside stalls selling sth like pretzels, forgot wad its called. its some bread material thats opposite of Gardenia material (i.e. biscuit-y).
they also sell coconut sticks... saw live models in boutique windows too. dun worry they dont strip haha. then walked thru a 'europasarmalam'; lotsa ruins on the sides of the roads. had to go back at 4plus know y? cuz dusk is at 5 there. wth!! some short day know... mayb there all the plants all shortday plants. can't believe how its like further up north... dunnid to wake up already.
2
left the hotel after lunch then we anyhow walk- walk until suddenly we happened to b climbing some steps up this Philopappou Hill. the view of the city at the top rocks... the buildings dotted like dots(?!).
then we just walk on until we walking thru some forest. i think we damn anyhow la, esp dad. i think if at one point we turn left then we'll reach the philopappou mausoleum instead of more trees. but anw we emerged onto a road then at the end we saw the Odeion(a roofed stadium) of Herodes Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis, an area tts damn up high. got some ppl playing soccer cuz theres sth like a plaza outside. walked down the road to Hadrian's Arch- a monument tts quite cool cuz frm a certain angle u can see the Acropolis in the distance, thru the arch:
then went back to hotel to eat some cup noodles... i think if mum nv pack a whole luggage of singapore food we'll just die there
3
walked thru Ermou street again; got alot of ppl busking n doing stuff along the street, most of them expecting some monetary returns haha thats the catch. Top 3 most interesting: a balloon sculptor, a pro string sextet, n a damn pro caricaturist... 1 charcoal caricature in 5-10 min.
n a SUNDAY in Greece is quite gd cuz alot of things free admission. visited the national history museum... quite nice... n their weapons all damn stylo. wanted to visit some Ancient Agora shit but then we lost our way and got a better deal- passed the entrance to the Acropolis n its FREE on sunday! yay haha cuz other days admission is 13euros (26bucks!) so we went all the way up to the top, n the scenery is breathtaking man
family photo with the Parthenon
Erechtheion. my timing nt bad arh
Chopsticks on the edge of the Acropolis... lame, retard, wadever lah
i was actually looking down at all the places i went to the past days la... cant believe i was so damn high up! took such a long time to go back down (esp mum haha) then no more time to visit Agora already. but the Acropolis more than makes up for it man! anw frm the Acropolis can see the Agora site already- looks like another columny thingy. n on the way down i realised sth- Greece has alot of alfresco dining. haha theres no such thing as hawker centre/coffeshop... their "budget" is already like those along the spore river those kind.
4,5,6,7
Start of 4-day tour. i think i'll juz post photos of where i went la. basically its like: long nauseating journey on the coach, then stop at a tourist attraction, listen to some history (in fact a half hour lecture by the tour guide) of it, walk ard take photos blah blah eat, wadever then repeat.
n the tour guide is super knowledgeable but as a tour guide she sucks lah. whole time in the bus sit in the front n speak into the mike only. nv face us/ talk to us personally or wad... the tour grp was mostly angmoh (funny huh) n the only other asians were a sporean couple n a kiampa family. so there :D the last day of the tour got some big grp of other ppl join us cuz they join the 1 day tour only- alot more singaporeans but all like studying overseas kind.
1st stop: Corinth Canal. i wanna bungee jump haha
Epidauros Theatre
the bus stop at this random coastal place so there wont b vomit on the bus.
us at Mycenae, the Lion Gate. lion gate sounds like some singapore
there no kangaroo so i gao with olive tree.
those arent posters behind me :D
Mycenae/ Treasure of Atreus
Hotel Europa. the included dinner's sth like prom but abit nicer...
... except this haha
Mt Olympia Museum
this where they light the olympic torch... even to date i think
n behold... the budget first ever sand track - 192.27m (600 x Zeus' foot). its nt even a track n i dun even know whether tts where they start hahah anyhow one
the Charilaos Trikoupis(sounds retarded) bridge frm inside the bus, b4 we crossed it
what's left of the Temple of Apollo
Delphi- archaelogical site
me n chair dunno wad to do at the stadium so this is random.
in a toilet in a restaurant in a town along the way. i didnt pee in there but im still curious wth
me n dad at Meteora- those arent meteors; just landforms that seem impossible... may have been sedimentary rock, just tt there r huge craters in it
visited a monastery on the top of meteora. some entrance that is... claustrophobic ppl cfm have a hard time going thru this short tunnel, before descending this rock n ascending another to reach the monastery. and gals need to wear some skirt(more like sarong)-like kinda thing in the monastery. suay sia
n this is the view from somewhere in the monastery.
after meteora, long journey back to athens... n tts it for the tour. i think i couldve enjoyed the tour more if i didnt have tt stupid headache + nausea in the coach. darn
8,9,10
in athens. went to visit mum's fren in the sia building nearby the hotel... then went to syntagma square again to eat pitta. tts like the greek fast food... u can buy take-out(wrap) or dine alfresco. its some bread thingy with chicken/pork/beef/lamb + tomatoes n onions... i love it man esp the lamb. too bad cant da bao back to sg... but even if i did i dont think i'll share it haha!
us alfresco. the stupid checked shirt man last minute appear n block the kebab thingy. basket
this is pitta(chicken) "having here" style. if its take out then they'll wrap it in the bread thing
saw these guards outside the parliament house i think. n there happened to be sth going on, like a guard shift or sth, but they nv shifted... i think more like to stretch? cuz theres some music or wad coming frm the building then they- er- march- according to the sounds. their outfit n movements... interesting eh. this is an insight for all uniformed grp ppl out there.
11
went on a 3-island cruise to Hydra, Poros n Aegina... thanks to mum's fren for helping us book it. Aegina is known for its pistachio nut, Poros for its cobblestone pavements n donkey carts, n the Hydra i forgot wad.
ok somewhat forced into this pose by the wind.
the ship's quite nice n cosy, but there were irritating PRC ppl there chattering n gambling away damn loudly until everyone cant hear the announcements. ta ma de. the lunch was some salmon n salad, turkey ham n swiss roll. quite nice but then again theres...
carrots!! argh so i gave it all to mum. yay.
the island of Hydra (Idra)
Poros- freaking smelly n tons of donkey poo on the pavement
hahaahaha ok abit obscene ar but aiya playinafool only.. see too much Saturos around... thats just an old anchor.
Aegina- theres something abt european lampposts...
and thats it.
flew back the next morning... home sweet home! but something still makes me miss that place called Greece.
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