EuroAdventure15: Getting acquainted with Athens
(posted by Emily) 5 July 2015 Athens, Greece 40,203 steps (19.86 miles walked) Sunday morning we were up early for our flight to Athens. Since we had to drop off the rental car, we got up around 4:15 for our 6:30am flight. We were on Aegean again, and before we knew it, we were in the ground in Athens. This particular Sunday was the day of the Greek referendum, which asked citizens to decide if they wanted to accept the terms of the EU bailout--they were voting yes (Nai) or no (Oxi) to the question. When we got to the Athens airport we were planning to take the metro in to the city. Normally, this costs about 2 Euro per ride. There were signs over the ticket windows explaining that due to the day's vote, all metro services would be free. While checking in to the hotel, I asked the woman at the desk about it and she explained that due to their "situation" (had I heard about their situation?), all public transit would be free on Sunday and Monday. Great for us, but I...