Posing outside the Parthenon
By late morning Aleks, had passed us to the next guide, a charming gentleman called Andreas, he let us try the amazing variety of street Greek food, namely
- Bougatsa (pastry with salad)
- Spanacopita (flaky savory pastry with spinach)
Andreas our Food Guide
We next went to dine at Thanasis, which is a 'must go' place for foodies. Their signature dish is a plate of Soulvakis which is essentially meat grilled and done kebab style. (See below for the plate we shared)
We tried the :
a) Lamb
b) Pork gyros
c) Tsajiki (cold slaw)
We later went to the Monastirakis street wet market and saw the various types of seafood, meats (tripe) and poultry all freshly slaughtered and awaiting buyers.
We ended our food tour at 3 pm with some purchases of Greek pistachios, raisins and sultanas.
All in all 2 superb tours well worth the time and money spent.
Soulvakis
In the early evening, we end up at Erdoo Street which is something similar to the Vittoria Emmanuelle II street in Milan or the Walking Street dedicated soley to the shoppers serious or otherwise. Athena's cooking
An Alice in Wonderland Themed Restaurant
Freshly Slaughtered Chicken
Our meal consisted of :
- Lamb Chops
- Seafood Risotto
- Saffron Flower with Rice.
A gorgeous 2nd day in Athens.
Carpe Diem
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