Travel gems by Miss Sophie

It is time to start to post some of my travels the past year. It has been a busy year, and time flies. When it slows down in the summertime, you get the time to reflect on what has passed and everything you have explored. And Athens is one of the beautiful cities I have had the pleasure to explore.

Athens has the beauty and charm of the heritage sites and buildings around the city, together with charming streets and wonderful views. All this makes it a wonderful city to visit. And for me that loves history and architecture – perfect.  The city center is not that big, and can be crowded as it is a popular city for tourists. I visited in August, and according to the locals it is not so crowded this month because the locals are out of town on vacations.

Since I am not to happy in standing in line for the tourist attractions, I have found my own “way” of exploring the most without. The first day on my trips I usually get on one of the Hop On Hop Off busses to get to know the city and “identify what to explore more in detail”.

Acropolis

In Athens I loved to stroll around in the charming streets, were you still feel the heritage ambiance.

And then I am always looking for a nice place to dine.. preferably with a view and some charm and great food, wine and quality..

Luckily I discovered this place in Athens on my first day, and came back again and again.. A warm recommendation to visit Tudor Hall at King Georges perfectly situated on the Syntagma square. Here you get everything, the wonderful view, ambiance, attention, food and drinks.

And in the evening I am hunting for the sunset. I enjoy to sit and relax and watch the beauty of the sunsets. I found the perfect setting for this at Hilton Athens..

And yes, we returned to enjoy it with our dinner several nights

As a Leading Hotels of the World traveler I stayed at the Divani Caravel Hotel in the beginning of my stay in Athens. I was upgraded to a suite with a very nice view to the Acropolis. The swimmingpool on the rooftop had also a nice view.

One morning I had a perfect room service breakfast in my room

After some days here, we moved to Syntagma Square area and stayed at NJV Athens Plaza.

Here we enjoyed most the location and were happy of having King George and Grand Bretagne as “neighbours”, with more wonderful views and great dining.

The last night I explored the beaches of Athens, staying at Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso. A wonderful gem, and I got this room with a great balcony and view..

Enjoying life 🙂

Sunset and evening ambiance by the pool area

Breakfast on the balcony with a perfect view in a quiet morning

So, do I want to go back and visit Athens again? Yes, I do!

You know my blogspots are not so into details, so feel free to contact me if any questions on how, what, why’s.. 🙂