Time for a little excursion? What about simply catching a flight to Athens? Indeed a great idea. Two hours later: a hotel by the sea, nice weather. The only problem is that on this May 1, the trams are not running...
The city has had a major lifting since my last visit. It has become a nice capital far from the previous chaos and smog. The town center is made of a maze of little pedestrian streets dotted with numerous little shops. The buildings have been renovated and are bright white. The public transport system is also much improved with a modern subway. The stray cats have almost disappeared from the streets, but there are now more dogs.
But more seriously, Athens is known as the birthplace of democracy. So a little stop by the national Parliament is a must. However, there one cannot smiling at the guards and their attire. Look at their shoes... A huge pompom on the shoes.
For the tourists, it is certainly the Acropolis and the Parthenon that caracterise Athens the most. It is indeed very impressive to climb this hill and to walk around this magnificient building. The most celebrated monument of this civilisation. We can be proud to have part of our culture originating from here.
With the long week-end of Ascension, the temperature reached record levels here in Geneva with 33.8 degrees. At the club, we got some tough games and a lot of sweat. The tournaments so far went really well for me with a semi-final and a quarter-final. Am I ready for Roland Garros?
Time for a little excursion? What about simply catching a flight to Athens? Indeed a great idea. Two hours later: a hotel by the sea, nice weather. The only problem is that on this May 1, the trams are not running...
The city has had a major lifting since my last visit. It has become a nice capital far from the previous chaos and smog. The town center is made of a maze of little pedestrian streets dotted with numerous little shops. The buildings have been renovated and are bright white. The public transport system is also much improved with a modern subway. The stray cats have almost disappeared from the streets, but there are now more dogs.
But more seriously, Athens is known as the birthplace of democracy. So a little stop by the national Parliament is a must. However, there one cannot smiling at the guards and their attire. Look at their shoes... A huge pompom on the shoes.
For the tourists, it is certainly the Acropolis and the Parthenon that caracterise Athens the most. It is indeed very impressive to climb this hill and to walk around this magnificient building. The most celebrated monument of this civilisation. We can be proud to have part of our culture originating from here.
