Day 3: Today, we woke up at 8 to eat the “best breakfast in
Athens”, guaranteed. Our 87 Euro deal included breakfast but it wasn’t suppose
to be breakfast at the main restaurant downstairs which had the best breakfast
in Athens, it was just…a good breakfast. The best breakfast in Athens is
suppose to be 30 Euros per adult and 18 Euros per child/youth but we got it for
free because there was a strike going on and the breakfast included couldn’t
run with a few people so they sent us down to the main restaurant for
breakfast. I was really excited to eat the best breakfast in Athens and I’m not
gonna lie, it was an awesome
breakfast but not the best I’ve had. That only concludes one thing; Athens doesn’t
have good breakfast. After breakfast, mom, di, and I went down to the swimming
pool. Mom knew that you could get to the pool from the lobby but a di, being
brilliant saw that next to the 1 in the elevator, meaning level one (lobby is
0), it said “access to pool.” Once we got out of the “lift”, we saw a door that
said, “pool access”. The funny thing was that right under that sign had another
sign saying, “fire exit”. We were all afraid that the alarm would go off but I
decided to man up and push on the door. I slowly pushed on the handle, the door
opened, and the alarm went off…NOT! The pool was really cold, says a Di and
mom. There was also no hot tub and I don’t like swimming so I went back up to
the room. Once I got in, baba kicked me out and told me to go to the lounge to
get something for him to eat and drink. I personally HATE riding elevators by
myself because I always have that feeling that the elevator is gonna stop, lose
power, just drop and not stop dropping. Thankfully, when I was waiting for my
elevator, a Di and mom came up and I got a Di to go up with me. The lounge
wasn’t opened yet when we got there because of the strike so we went back into
our room foodless. Then, we decided to go to the Acropolis. Mom wasn’t happy
because she wanted to go later. She doesn’t like the sun and at noon, that’s
when the sun is the highest and hottest. He took the cab and had to walk up a
hill and buy tickets. The line was really long and it was out in the sun. We
first saw the ampli-theater, a really old stage that amplifies the sound
without using a mic. Then we took at least 50 pictures at the entrance to the
temples and got in 30 minutes later. We also saw our Hong Kong “friends” that
we met at the airport and helped them take some pictures and they also helped
us take some pictures. A lot of the columns needed support and there was a lot
of construction going on so we didn’t get to see what it was intended to look
like. Some didn’t have construction and it was just stunning. The Parthenon was
a lot bigger in real life than in pictures. I could just imagine what it looked
like 2300 years ago when it was still new, the marble must’ve been bleached
white and smooth. Finally, we went to Mars hill, the beginning of Christianity
in Greece. All in all, we were there for about 2-3-4 hours. Coming down, we saw
the Sightseeing Bus and became interested. It was 18 Euros per adult and 8 per
child/youth. We all wanted to but it seemed a bit expensive and unnecessary
because we already had a car so we started walking away. Two minutes later, we
decided to get on. We all agreed that it was a waste of money when we got off
at the place where we had dinner yesterday. We were only on the bus for 20
minutes and don’t think we will get back on (24 valid receipt). I got a bottle
of water for 50 Euros and baba got a gyro for 2 Euros. Afterwards, we walked to
the main street and took a cab back to the hotel. We went up to the lounge and
they sort of ate dinner. I was rice hungry so we drove to China’s. I slept once
again on the ride. China’s is an Asian restaurant with a Greek owner, Greek
Chefs, Greek Waiter, and a Filipino Waitress. She talked to us for a while
about the business, economy and how the Chinese from China are rude. Kind of
funny the way she said it. The food was the best I’ve have on the trip so far.
I feel like a fob now, if I don’t get my servings of rice, I don’t perform well
and get a feeling like I’m missing something or something’s wrong, anxiety? J On the way back to the
hotel, a Di saw that I used the neck pillow but didn’t put it back in the case
and just raged and punched my wiener for no reason. Strange little boy… That
was it; today was a good day. I still haven’t seen the announced iPhone 5 yet.
It sucks how we don’t have free wifi in this hotel. Today was a good day.
Love
Asian Occasion
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