February 20, 2016

Diary Athens: Feb 20-27, 2016

Feb 26
In the past week the number of refugees and economic migrants have swelled in Platia Victoria.
Yesterday I was interviewed by Russian television, today by German television. Where are the Dutch journalists.....
I could detect the inherent bias of the journalists, and the Russian and the German bias were pretty much opposite of each other.

Feb 25
In the old part of Athens, the Plaka, ancient Greece lies about 6 to 10 feet below present day Athens.
 near Monastiraki

Feb 24
Athens is the only big city that I have lived in, that has apartments with big balconies. What can you do with them? Well you can sit on it, or put plants and trees on it.

Feb 23
Walked north on Oktovriou Street, away from the Akropolis. It is the part of Athens where the stores are chic....Although on the sidewalk there are guys from the Ivory coast, Pakistan and Bangladesh selling glasses and shoes. Sport shoes from Nike. Probably knock-offs because they only cost 20 euros. But I bought a pair anyway.

Feb 22
Nothing to report, so some funny pictures.
 Evil

Feb 21
Time is moving very fast. 3 weeks already in Athens.
At 07.30 I ran Route 2,  from Omonia going uphill until I made a right turn at the Parliament Gardens. Blue skies everywhere, still quiet in the streets.

Feb 20
Took the subway from Omonia to the Akropoli stop
walked around the back of the Akropolis, past the Atticus theater.
to Plaka. Millions of people at Monastiraki (well, it felt like it.)
Had tea in the Starbucks.

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