We flew into Athens late Thursday night, and finally made it to our hostel around 1am. We were really excited that we got a free upgrade to an apartment-style room right by the Acropolis with a bedroom, kitchen, common room, a TV (so exciting! we hadn't seen one of those in weeks), and 2 balconies.. until we found out that we were sharing it with 2 Australian girls who were CRAZY. The hostel had free breakfast, so we went down to check it out the next morning and saw that "free breakfast" meant toast and raw eggs, yum. I thought it would be a good idea to make cinnamon toast, so I covered my bread in cinnamon, only to find out that the "cinnamon" was actually instant coffee grinds, which are EVERYWHERE in Greece.. whoops. Needless to say, it was not the best toast I've ever had.
After breakfast, we took the tram that went straight from Syntagma Square in Athens to the beaches along the coast. We laid out on sunbeds all day, and I even swam in the Mediterranean! This vacation never ends...
We were starving heading back to the hostel, so we decided to stop and have our first real Greek meal at one of the many outdoor restaurants lining the streets of Athens. We picked a place called Vitro, and had probably the best meal I've had since we got to Europe - 12 euro for fresh bread (yes, that is exciting since they even charge you for the BUTTER you put on your bread here), tzatziki (my new favorite, I ate the entire plate), Greek Salad, Chicken Shishkebabs, and a glass of wine. It was the perfect way to try all the Greek food! Even though we loved everything we ate there, we decided we'd probably be huge if we spent more than a weekend there...
That night, we walked around the Plaka, which is a neighborhood in Greece with pretty lit outdoor restaurants, live music, and shops. Then, we finished up the night at the hostel's Bingo Night and were all one away from winning 44 euro! We lost, but still had a great first day in Greece.
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