Mongrels of Athens
I woke up today and decided to hit the town. I caught the bus and took it to the metro. Jumped on the subway and went to Akropoli. Once I was there, I decided to explore the entire area around the Acropolis more thoroughly. I revisited the Parthenon which is just friggin' awesome! I also saw the Odeon as well as the Cave Prison of Socrates.
On my way down from Socrates' Prison, I was attacked by rabid dirrty mongrels. I had been warned by my parents of homeless dogs that roam the street in packs but had yet to experience this phenomenon until today. I was chugging along enjoying the atmosphere, when four dogs out of nowhere starting barking and running towards me. My parents told me to pick up a rock and throw it at the dogs, but to my dismay I was standing in the only area without sizable rocks to throw. A life or death situation, my inner Alpha-Male took over. I threw down my backpack started barking and screaming like a mad man kicking dirt and running after all the dogs with my arms flailing in the air. This lasted about 1 minute until other people appeared semi frightened by the dogs or just freaked out by my bizzarre behavior.
After the dogs, I continued on to Zues' Temple which is massive and pretty cool. I stopped by a cafe to eat lunch and a frappe(mmm...). Walked to the Athens Archaeological Museum which has some pretty cool stuff in it but I felt was poorly organized.
Fatigued from the heat and all my walking, I got yet another Frappe and chatted with 2 American girls sitting next to me at the cafe. Afterwards I hit the Ancient Agora which is an ancient meeting place of the ancient greeks. This is where in ancient times they would convene for meetings or markets.
After my long day of walking and hiking, I hopped on the metro on my way back home. What a day...
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