During our city tour of Athens, we passed striking buildings and works of art with interesting backstories involving philanthropists and philhellenes (friends of Greece). In a personal compilation, I’d like to mention a few examples of these connections, which on this day were closely linked not only geographically but also in terms of content. Read more
Back from our first walk in autumnal Athens, we experienced the glowing dusk with a view of the Acropolis from our hotel’s roof terrace. Other guests were already sitting here comfortably with their first bottle of wine.
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A couple we are friends with had invited us and several of their other friends to celebrate two milestone birthdays together in Athens. So, we were more than happy to leave the persistent grey fog of the Erdinger Moos behind and fly to autumnal Athens, where warm and sunny weather awaited us instead. Since our friend grew up in Athens, we were looking forward to a varied programme with a personal city tour, sociable dinners and a trip to Aegina, before we were due to see the unique volcanic island of Santorini again for a few days.
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