Greece 2014, Part 2

Morning Greece,
We can view Acropolis at nite from our room at Soho Hotel. That's in my list today.

Before that we walked to the famous area of Monastiraki Square. (jauh gila ok)

We had our breakfast at a small cafe on the way to the square. Dah macam ayam itik bercakap. Kau tak tau cakap Greek dia tak tau cakap omputeh. Jadi berani ambil roti kosong dengan tuna je atau inti coklat. Hahahahaah..

Monastiraki (Greek: Μοναστηράκι, pronounced [monastiˈraci], literally little monastery) is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the principal shopping districts in Athens. 

The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops, and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and Attica for bargain shopping. The area is named after Monastiraki Square, which in turn is named for the Church of the Pantanassa that is located within the square. The main streets of this area are Pandrossou Street and Adrianou Street.

All of them spend their time shopping here while am queuing to buy the cruise ticket to Santorini as I have problem to book online. So, I went to one of the travel agency there and bought the ticket for us. Then the guy offering me a nice price for hop in hop up bus to be taken in front of the square. So  we decided to spend the rest of the day by sight seeing the city itself.

The destination will be the Acropolis itself. In my whole life, this place is always in my dream. ( why am into roman - greek ancient history I just dunno but Im lid dat!)

What is Acropolis?

The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἀκρόπολις;^[1] Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών) is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis comes from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, "edge, extremity") and πόλις (polis, "city").^[2] Although there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as "The Acropolis" without qualification.

While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495 – 429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the site's most important buildings including the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the temple of Athena Nike.^[3][4] The Parthenon and the other buildings were seriously damaged during the 1687 siege by the Venetians in the Morean War when the Parthenon was being used for gunpowder storage and was hit by a cannonball.^[5]

The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the preeminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007.^[6]

Too wordy? Ala Acropolis ni kota Tuhan Greek. Sapa tengok Percy Jackson, ke Hercules ke mesti biasa dengan nama The Athena, The Pathenon, bla bla kan? Keh keh..suka aku la kan.Aku suka buildings tu then membayangkan, how big the city once a long time ago. Plus how big is the people. Perghh.. Acropolis checked! From Senawang to Acropolis katanya kan?

Then we moved around Athens and stop at several pit stops. We ate nice fish and chips at one of the restaurants there and then we had churros. Sumpah sedap gila!

I have the kind of obsession a must try the city train in which ever county I'm in. Nice experience believe me, when you can list down the countries that you visited and the train system that you have experienced. Setiap orang kan lain-lain kehendak bila berjalan ni, macam I lebih suka feel the local, experience the local, barulah traveler. I nak jadi traveler not a tourist.