<commit_before>---
published: true
title: 'Athens, day 1'
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tags:
  - architecture
  - food
  - walking
date: '2016-08-17 10:00:00 +0300'
---
To fuel my upcoming adventure, I tried some goat's milk yogurt that I picked up from a grocery store the night before and Greek coffee (€1) prepared in sand, suspiciously similar to [Turkish coffee](/istanbul-day-3), made by hand at [Mokka](http://www.mokka.gr/en/). The yogurt 

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![Photo]({{site.baseurl}}/images/2016/08/17/athens-day-1/breakfast-yogurt.jpeg)
![Greek coffee made in sand]({{site.baseurl}}/images/2016/08/17/athens-day-1/breakfast-mokka.jpeg)

Ambitiously, I decided to get the multi-site ticket (€30) that covers seven famous ruins of Athens: the [Acropolis][acropolis] (€20 by itself), [Ancient Agora][ancient-agora] (€8 by itself), [Kerameikos Cemetery][kerameikos] (€8 by itself), [Aristotle's Lyceum][lyceum] (€4 by itself), the [Temple of Zeus][temple-zeus] (€6 by itself), [Hadrian's Library][library] (€4 by itself), and the [Roman Agora][roman-agora] (€8 by itself).

**Pro tip:** be sure to add the [Google Map from GreekLandscapes.com](http://greeklandscapes.com/#map1) and follow the orange route for all the sights except [Aristotle's Lyceum][lyceum] and the [Temple of Zeus][temple-zeus]: the route shows where the entrances to all these places are, whereas relying solely on [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) might have you wandering in circles around every landmark trying to find an opening.<commit_msg>Athens, day 1: added link to GreekLandscapes.com map<commit_after>---
published: true
title: 'Athens, day 1'
layout: post
tags:
  - architecture
  - food
  - walking
date: '2016-08-17 10:00:00 +0300'
---
To fuel my upcoming adventure, I tried some goat's milk yogurt that I picked up from a grocery store the night before and Greek coffee (€1) prepared in sand, suspiciously similar to [Turkish coffee](/istanbul-day-3), made by hand at [Mokka](http://www.mokka.gr/en/). The yogurt 

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![Photo]({{site.baseurl}}/images/2016/08/17/athens-day-1/breakfast-yogurt.jpeg)
![Greek coffee made in sand]({{site.baseurl}}/images/2016/08/17/athens-day-1/breakfast-mokka.jpeg)

Ambitiously, I decided to get the multi-site ticket (€30) that covers seven famous ruins of Athens: the [Acropolis][acropolis] (€20 by itself), [Ancient Agora][ancient-agora] (€8 by itself), [Kerameikos Cemetery][kerameikos] (€8 by itself), [Aristotle's Lyceum][lyceum] (€4 by itself), the [Temple of Zeus][temple-zeus] (€6 by itself), [Hadrian's Library][library] (€4 by itself), and the [Roman Agora][roman-agora] (€8 by itself).

**Pro tip:** be sure to add the [Google Map from GreekLandscapes.com](http://greeklandscapes.com/#map1) and follow the orange route for all the sights except [Aristotle's Lyceum][lyceum] and the [Temple of Zeus][temple-zeus], the former of which you can find directly to the west of the [Byzantine and Christian Museum](http://www.byzantinemuseum.gr/en/), and the latter of which is on the green route. The routes show where the entrances to all these places are, whereas relying solely on [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) might have you wandering in circles around every landmark trying to find an opening.
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