The Verbose Traveller

Back in Athens. More walking!! More steps!! But not as many, and not as steep as some of our walks on the islands. Still, Athens is quite the hilly city. We arrived last night, after an enjoyable and smooth three and a half hour ferry trip and an uneventful taxi ride to our Airbnb apartment, where we were met by our host Helen, who was lovely and helpful, full of great suggestions, gave us a great map and marked some of the sights on it for us, and then left us alone to get settled. Our apartment is in the Makrigianni area, a hop, step and jump from the Acropolis Museum, and just a short hike up a sloping street to Dionysius Areopagitou, the pedestrianised street that runs along the southern border of the Acropolis site, so it’s a very convenient location for us. This morning we joined a walking tour of Athens, which was a great way to get our bearings. The pre-arranged meet-up was at 9.45am at the Ekklisia Agii Asomati ke Agios Georgios, a teeny weeny Greek Orthodox church in ...

If you know my husband at all, then this post will come as no surprise whatsoever. Whenever we’re on holiday, and he has a camera slung over his shoulder, many times a day I’ll suddenly realise I’m walking along talking to myself, because he’s stopped to photograph a motorcycle or scooter. This has been the way since our honeymoon, and I’m used to it now. It’s even rather endearing. So this blog would not be complete without a post dedicated to the motorcycles and scooters that caught my husband’s eye, for one reason or another, on the “islands” part of our trip. That’s all I really have to say, so here is a selection of motorcycle and scooter photos for your edification.