DAY 1 - ATHENS
We took a red-eye flight, departed Kuala Lumpur at 2:40 AM, and arrived in Athens in the evening after a twelve-plus-hour flight with a layover of 5 hours in Dubai.
Day 1 began and ended with dinner at Oroscopo Restaurant.
Walking towards the restaurant.
Ancient Greek barley bread and village bread (Horiatiko psomi) with two types of tzaziki dips
Our tour manager surprised us with a cake for both my son and a member of our group who happened to share the same birthday. What a wonderful gesture!
After enjoying a delightful dinner, we checked into our hotel for a much-needed shut-eye.
Greece is 5 hours behind Malaysia. 💤
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very fun and enjoy vacation in far country, Greek....the village bread looks so god...and i like the sweet dessert here. They are so cute ice cream...Have a nice day Kak Veronica ^^
ReplyDeleteSo nice places, thanks for your sharing....
ReplyDeleteSo nice that your son had that surprise cake! This sounds like a wonderful vacation. Beautiful photo of the Acropolis!
ReplyDeleteThe food looks very tasty.
ReplyDeleteTake care, and have a great week ahead!
That food looks amazing! And offering that cake was so generous, too. Looks like all of you had a grand time. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteSo much good food, Greek food is wonderful. We have a little Greek café here, I sometimes buy myself something to take home, yummy!. That was a great gesture of the Tour Manager to think of birthdays. Have a great week, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteWow! A great destination. I love Greek food as well.
ReplyDeleteHello :=) The restaurant looks nice and the food good, and the cake was a wonderful surprise, thanks to your tour guide. You must have been worn out but still had the inclination and energy to take the wonderful photo of the Acropolis. Thank you! :=)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Sonjia.
Oh the food. Oh the food. You had cake for your birthday too. That was a very nice touch.
ReplyDeleteWhat a view you had from the hotel. Wow.
Have a fabulous day and week. ♥
The night view of the Acropolis looks really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow fortunate for you to have taken a trip to Athens! Not sure if you know this, but I am part Greek on my Dad's side. The bread and dip looks so good. Greek food is sometimes rich, but I really like it. I hope you tried the baklava, it's Yummy. The night view of the Acropolis is really neat. So glad that you had a wonderful time with your family in Athens.
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Dearest Veronica,
ReplyDeleteYes, such are long flights and even more so with a 5–hour layover in Dubai.
Never made it to Athens, aside from being at the airport for a stop...
Stretching out on the mattress is pure bliss after all that!
Hope you enjoyed your stay and exploration of food.
Hugs,
Mariette
Yum. Lots of treats. I'd take the pork chop. Happy Halloween!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a day to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun photos and of course all the lovely food thanks for sharing :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a tanfastic week 👍
the foods look so tasty.... yummy
ReplyDeleteThe food looks amazing. Almost reason enough to visit Greece, although I would love to visit for a million other reasons. I am so glad you were able to visit!
ReplyDeleteWow. It looks like you had a great trip.
ReplyDeleteCan't beat a birthday in Greece!
ReplyDeleteYou sure had an amazing feast!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this series of posts -- I've never been to Greece and it intrigues me. Oh, my! What amazing food!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your son.
ReplyDeleteGood photos and the food does look good.
Greece is a really beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteI have never been there myself, but we do eat Greek food every now and then and it is delicious.
I enjoyed the photos, I was able to enjoy Greece a bit.
Greetings Irma
It's a nice surprise that your son's birthday was celebrated.
ReplyDeleteYou had a great trip!
ReplyDeleteExcellent to have a birthday in Greece.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your son!
My what tasty looking food.
So it was Greece! Nice!
ReplyDeleteBelated wishes to your son & happy delivery anniversary to you! :) I'm sure it was a birthday to remember.
Looking forward to hearing more about your trip.
I have always wanted to see Greece and it is wonderful to see it through your super photos. So many culinary delights also. It was very thoughtful of your tour manager to give the cake for your son's birthday, and the other person.
ReplyDeleteEspero que lo hayan pasado bien Y que tu hijo hubiera tenido un buen cumpleaños. La cena se ve muy rica. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteYou should have taken the shuttle plane to Skiathos and enjoyed the Mamma Mia outdoor cinema.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Greece is beautiful to visit. The cake is nice. Happy Birthday to him!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun and exhausting travel experience but I'm sure it was exciting to visit Greece! Happy Birthday to your son!
ReplyDeleteThe Acropolis at night is amazing! Great photo.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteThat was a long flight and layover. Happy Birthday to your son. Greece is on my bucket list, I can dream. The food looks yummy. I love the shot of the Acropolis at night. Take care, have a great day!
A Birthday in Greece - greetings to your son and happy Birthday. Thanks for this Birthday Trip with us ;-)
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Kirsi
Hello dear Veronica,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a lovely trip to Greece and returned healthy. Your day one food looks sooo tempting, yummie! Glad there was also a cake for the “birthday children”. I understand that after that you just wanted to go to the hotel and sleep-sleep-sleep. It's great that you had such a wonderful view of the Acropolis from there.
All the best - I hope you've had a good start to November,
Traude
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Thank you for stopping by on 1 of my websites and this food looked delicious and the cake was nice surprise with it. Happy Birthday to your son too hereby. Considering what you all ate the stomachs must have been pretty full. Greek cuisine is always delicious and the view you had from the hotel was beautiful. Wish you all a wonderful time.
ReplyDelete...this was a fabulous trip, thanks for taking me along to see the sights.
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ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥
What a wonderful trip, delicious food and a great time. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe food looks great. Great pictures.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture of the Acropolis at night!
ReplyDeleteSo that was Greece! Looking forward to hearing more about your trip, Veronica.
Belated Birthday wishes to your son. :)
oh I do like eating at new restaurants - looks like you are all having lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteI love all the food pictures! Happy belated birthday to your son. That view of the Acropolis should be on a postcard! Breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteGostei de ver estas belas e deliciosas fotografias.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
What a wonderful trip. The photo of the Acropolis is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI visited Athens for tourism, for work and .... to run the marathon: it's a wonderful city.
Look like a wonderful time and so nice of your tour guide to surprise your son with a birthday cake! I was in Athens 10 years ago!!
ReplyDeleteThat birthday cake surprise is so sweet! I love that view from your hotel.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to be a birthday cake? Happy Birthday with health and joy!
ReplyDeleteNever been there. I hope you had a beautiful time during such events!
Hugs and blessings, Veronica!❤️😘
What a wonderful trip.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun things to see and you always do find the best food, yum! I'm glad you had a great time.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you really enjoyed yourself :-)
ReplyDeleteThe foods are delicious: I love Greek food.
Have a funtastic weekend!
Sounds like an incredible start to your Athens adventure! The red-eye flight and layover must have been tiring, but that dinner at Oroscopo Restaurant and the surprise cake were definitely worth it. Looking forward to reading about your Day 2 adventures! Sure enjoyed Gallimaufry#98
ReplyDeleteNow I am very hungry, haha.
ReplyDelete...a beautiful place, but I wouldn't feel comfortable, I have a fear of heights! Veronica, I hope that your week is going well.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo of the Acropolis! Did you get a chance to walk up there? We did when we visited Athens over twenty years ago. Love the place (but like Turkey better :-) ) and the wonderful food.
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, that monastery perched way high in the sky. so absolutely awe-inspiring, Veronica.
ReplyDeleteHow nice you had your son with you - what a great trip for him and you. Loved all the photos.
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