Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Places we have been: An update

The following are the places that we have been together since 2001

2001
June Beijing, Chengde & Tianjin

2002
May Shanghai

2003
Sept France

2004
June Italy
July Perth
Dec Kunming

2005
May Yangon
Oct Greece
Nov Bangkok

2006
March Siem Reap
May Tioman Island
June Japan
August Club Med, Bintan Island
Sept Melaka
Oct Russia

2007
May Turkey
Oct Kuala Lumpur
Nov Egypt

2008
May Desaru
June Sentosa Island
Nov Prague & Budapest
Dec Hong Kong

2009
April Sedili
Sept Xian
Nov South Korea
Dec Taiwan

2010
Sept Kunming, Dali, Lijiang & Shangrila
Nov Gold Coast & Sydney

2011
August Solo & Jogjakarta
Sept Penang
Dec Hanoi

2012
April Jordan
August Silk Road, China
Nov London

2013
August London  & Italy (Rome, Assisi, Orvieto, Pompeii, Naples & Sorrento)

2014
June Tokyo

2015
June Athens, Mykonos & Santorini
September London & Exeter





Athens International Airport

This is the end of our second visit to Greece. We hope to come back again to see more of the islands. Andio!













McDonald's last call for great taste before departure



Shopping in the airport


The shops nearby



She bought this bikini


Breakfast at the hotel

Our flight home was at 1.00 pm. We just went to the shops near the hotel before leaving for the airport.









The hotel lobby



Monday, December 28, 2015

Hotel President

We could see the Lycabettus Hill from our hotel room.









Zoomed in photo of the Church of Agios Georgeos


Walking down hill

We continued our walk down hill from the station.



The beginning of the steep steps down



Walking down the steps was so much easier (than up)



Waiting for our bus to the hotel at 9.56 pm


Funicular

We took the funicular down





It costs €3.50 one way


Lycabettus Hill 2

We stayed on after dinner to see the night view



9.02 pm

















9.23 pm


We made our way down to the funicular station when it was getting dark

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Dinner at Orizontes Restaurant

This restaurant is located at the top of the hill and provides a good view of Athens while dining. As such, the prices here are like its altitude. 



We decided to have dinner at 7.42 pm



Zooming in on the Acropolis



The Acropolis 









Grilled fish



Fish in some sauce



We were served at 8.22 pm


Church of Agios Georgios

This little church sits on the top of the hill.





This church dates back to 1780.






It was dark when we were there in 2005


Monday, December 21, 2015

Lycabettus (Lykavittos) Hill

This is the highest point in Athens at 277 m. It provides a panoramic view of Athens.











The Acropolis