9/25-26 Athens to NAFPLION

9/25 Tuesday ATHENS

On the way to the bus we grab a bite---spinach pie AND hot dog and cheese in a flat bread thing. Those two items are pretty good quick food. We go to the airport and wait a couple of hours for our flight (Easy Jet) back to Athens. The flight took about 45 minutes. We take the Metro and go back to our previous hotel, the Phidias to see if we can get a room. We do. Ray is not feeling well because of a cold. Had a couple of bad nights and is tired. We go to the corner cafe for a beer and Slouvaki and Moussaka. We also see the Acropolis all lit up with the full moon rising over it. That was a very fine site!!!

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9/26 Wednesday---Athens to Nafplion.

We take the Metro to Omonia station walk a couple of blocks to catch the 051 bus to the Main bus station where we catch the bus to Nafplion. We meet a Canadian from Montreal named Pierre on his way to Nafplion, too. Saw him again a bit later in Nafplion. I climb very steep and many steps to the Marianne Pension. They are full for the night. As it turned out, I was rather glad. We would have been exhausted carrying luggage up there and going in and out several times a day. They did have a wonderful view and had a lovely terrace restaurant. If you are young and fit, it would be a good place to stay. We walk down a bit and stop at the Hotel Polyxenia (Hotel of many strangers). Polyxenia Hotel is located in the picturesque alleys of the old Town of Napflion. It is an old mansion dating back to 1850, fully renovated with respect for the traditional architecture of Nafplion. For 70 Euros including breakfast we have a wonderfully and charmingly appointed room with a nice large bathroom---a real shower and a hair dryer! Wow!! Those two items have been scarce, so far.