Athens

 Today the subway from Victoria Square to Piraeus, the port of Athens. Big ferry boats to the Isles.

Back to Monastiraki: shopping dinner. Eating at the apartment.....

Athens

The plan this morning was to go to Kerameikos,  the ancient cemetery of Athens and also go to the Farmers Market both on the same street.
However, Kerameikos was closed because of renovations of the visitor buidling and there was no Famers Market.

So, what do to at 0.9.30am? Go visit the Akropolis.

Herodotus Atticus Theatre

Afterwards shopping on Athinai street, 

and a siesta back at the apartment. (Still jet lag, after 15 hours of flying)

Athens

 Yesterday I went to the National Museum. My third time.
The Egyptian exhibit was closed, back up in crates...

Afterwards to the big Sklavenitis supermarket in Ambelokopi (the Blue Metro Line), for household stuff

There is also supposed to be the weekly Farmers Market today (below the Farmers market in Kifissia)

Olive oil needed!

Flagstaff-Chicago-Franfurt-Athens

I did not want to stay the rest of the winter in Flagstaff, so I decided to flee to Greece!

Flagstaff-Phoenix-Chicago-Frankfurt-Athens

Jan 28: I took the shuttle van to Phoenix, for a 1 night stay in a hotel near the airport. From cold weather in Flagstaff to warm weather in Phoenix.

Jan 29: Hotel shuttle to Phoenix airport. Flying on United Airlines.

             After a long flight landed in O'Hare, Chicago's airport. 

             Snow on the ground, blue skies, but cold.
             Changed planes, United from Chicago to Frankfurt in Germany. 

Jan 30: Landed at Frankfurt airport. 

             After a long wait, change of planes: from Frankfurt to Athens. 

             Landed at Athens airport. I had booked a shuttle with the same company that owns and runs the                   apartment that I booked through  AirBnB. 

             It took an hour driving from the airport to the apartment. 
             It took me quite a while to open the lockbox that held the apartment keys,

             in the meantime it was getting dark. 
             After the long, long time of sitting (in planes), walked from the apartment 

             by way of Omonia Square to Monastiraki, and back. About 4km.

Jan 31: Got my senior public transport from the booth at Omonia: 15 euro for 1 month 

            (half of the price 5 years ago) 

Walked about 5km today. National Archeological Museum

Monastiraki, in the background on top of he hill, the Acropolis

Walked another 5km

Feb 01: Ran 9km

Running, in snow

 I have been running for 48 years, this is one of those days....

Ria, en Ma

 

Running

It snowed Thursday night, 8 centimeters. 
Friday morning it was -13 degrees Celsius. It stayed below freezing all day, so the snow did not melt at all.

I updated my "Running Everywhere" video. It now includes running in snow.

Next update will be from Athens, Greece (I will be there Feb/Mar/Apr)