Athens - the birthplace of civilization and democracy. A city with so much history and mythologies. One of the most famous archaeological monuments in Europe, Acropolis, lies in the city center. Almost every tourist would end up visiting this well known site and hence, making it one of the most crowded places to take pictures. Tour groups and individual travelers all flashed out their cameras and cell phones trying to capture the moment of history amongst the incredible ruins left after centuries of invasions, wars and natural disasters. It is rather difficult to reflect on the significance of the ruins when there were so many people rushing you to move on because everyone was looking for that ideal spot to snap a pic.
After two days of conference and two days of exploring the city, we are ready to head back home tomorrow. There will be another unexpected transit strike here in Athens tomorrow afternoon and we needed to be at the airport earlier in order to avoid any delays due to the strike and the heavy traffic.
It had been a fun three weeks. We had seen quite a bit of Greece - from islands to big city, ruins and archaeological sites to busy modern city night life. Many unique memories and experiences were created as a result of this trip. The box to Greece on our bucket list had been checked.
Until next journey ...
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