Athens Redolent with mythology, smeared
with grime, Athens is an affable city enlivened by outdoor
cafes, pedestrian streets, parks, gardens and urban eccentrics.
If you get into the Athenian mindset, you might not even
notice the layer of nefos (smog) overhead.
The city may look like a concrete jungle, but beyond this
off-putting veneer is a kind of dilapidated charm. Almost
every house and apartment has a balcony bulging with geraniums,
and many of the city's streets and squares are fringed with
orange trees.
Athens is a curious blend of east and west; its raucous
street vendors and colourful markets are reminiscent of
Turkish bazaars, while crumbling neoclassical mansions hark
back to the city's brief heyday as the 'Paris of the Mediterranean'.
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