Athens. Day 3

On Saturday evening, we stayed awake until midnight and slept very soundly through the night until 9 a.m. We made a mad dash for breakfast (after a shower, of course!) and the 10:15 shuttle to Syntagma. From there we took the metro to Amonia Square from where we walked to the Archeological Museum. We had been there the only other time in Athens (almost 30 year ago) and remembered very little so we wanted to re-absorb the collection.

Poseidon

Musicians on wall decoration

Flute player

Funerary monument-mother with attendants

Theater mask

Another Poseidon

After a good visit, we walked back to Omonia square. This square is known for having some drug traffic, but on a Sunday morning, there seemed to be people just out and enjoying their day off. It was more shabby than the area around Syntagma, but very colorful.

When we got back to Syntagma, I turned on the cell service to use "Around Me" (iPhone app) and it picked up several restaurants. We walked into the first one we saw (it was hot and our legs were tired!) and it was perfect. The host was an Australian-Greek. Served us our squid and green beans with a "Here you go, ducks!", then turned around and spoke perfect Greek to his wife. Once in awhile, you have the perfect food for the perfect time and this was it.

Fasoulakia (Green beans, potatoes, carrots) cooked a lot with tomatoes and olive oil.

A small fish that I was interested in that the owner made for me, gratis.

Calamari! 

We took a cab back to the hotel and had long, hard nap (heat, physical fatigue). We woke up and went to the pool where we relaxed, read and looked at the Acropolis. When it started cooling down, we got into dry clothes and returned to the rooftop restaurant for a small, shared pizza.