Athens Journal, Part two...

the next day, we headed out to see some of the sights. After a marching
up the acropolis and seeing the parthenon (an amazing experience), we
went through the ancient agora and saw some of the places where
democracy first started. I had read in the paper that morning about
elections in Serbia, and the Afghani elections, and I started thinking
about how our own election in a few months will affect the whole world
- and yet they don't get a vote. Crazy. Even more reason for the UN to
reform itself. We then had lunch at in the Plaka, a neighborhood around
the Acropolis, and i remembered why i loved greek food. MMMMMM!!!!!!
Then, KD and I headed off to LYkavitos Hill, which we were told had the
best views of the city (stopping along the way to see the Changing of
the Guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier, and some other
antiquities) and it did. We hit a bakery on the way back for some
baklava (MMMMMMM!!!!!). After a shower to wash the sweat and grime off
(even though it seems brand new, it's still pretty dirty in Athens and
HOT) we headed out to the Kolonaki neighborhood to have dinner. This
was our lone non-greek meal, as a Pepperdine friend's friend (thanks
Sotiris!) recommended some hip places to check out. And they were
pretty cool. I can't say how much of this has changed since the Olympic
investments, but Athens has a great combination of urban cool and
history. It's unlike anywhere i've ever been. And, i came up with a
novel theory. It turns out that France and Greece are 1-2 in both
"sexual energy" and cheese consumption. I think there's a correlation.
Anyone want to do some research?