Athens (Part 6): The Last Day

I felt like I didn’t really understand Athens yet, like I’ve walked the streets and tried the food but I didn’t really understand the history. Who are the modern Greek people and what have they been through? So I decided to go to the Athens War Museum and the National Historical Museum. I wanted to go to the National Archaelogical Museum also if I had time, it was a Sunday and all 3 museums close early on Sundays.

I didn’t have anything to worry about. I went to the war museum and was underwhelmed. Same with the National Historical Museum but at least it was in a cool area, close to Syntagma Square and near the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Z5JTKOoE6bOs26Y3uaeAl1gXdmb8AqbS

I then took the metro to the National Archaelogical Museum and queued for a ticket.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1FCWUxUpy4iloUIpKPpBm1GOwIfI_DNgq

The National Archaelogical Museum was impressive, with great sculptures from 200-300 BC. It really displayed the greatness of Athens, an incredible society 2000 years ago.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17KCJazyGaHcBcEzCYhhqiiSMgFozfHza

And then I went here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GT9bjjQ5kNskUnaz7?g_st=ic, and got a moussaka. It was great, great price, you’ll be full, it’s like the pork knuckle in Germany, even if it’s not on the menu, I don’t know why it’s not on the menu, but they make it.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1uawy-Olz2s9MHp-gQvkOIXYLY0A5Teyb

I took the tram back to the apartment to charge my phone before doing one last thing, going to the beach in Athens.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1mx6uVxkDFRUmQlciYoqJyBGa0QRbwIvV

I took the bus to the beach. It wasn’t that hard, well I took it too far but then I took another bus going the other way before getting to a nice area.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1yKOPOgA1Voz6OpyyYr9-SxPmqsNlh4Hq

I was lucky enough to catch the sunset and then I took another tram to eat my final meal, the pork gyro dish at Liondi.

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1JiWfp10tjdl_q-B-vZC3N4XXAE8UX8dD

Trip complete, get ready for a 6 AM flight in the morning.


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