this week we're hiking the hills in Athens that's right in addition to
the Acropolis there's some other great places you can hike while
visiting Athens with all that hiking we worked up an appetite so we'll take you
along as we head back to the Psyri area for dinner add a little taste of home
so far what I really love about Athens well there's many things I love about Athens but
I really love that there's hiking within the city so we're hiking up on top of the
Lycabettus, I'll put it in I'll put it in a caption but we're heading up to the top of this
hill pretty excited to see the views but also the walking the hiking trail is really pretty
well you can see out there is the Acropolis and then beyond it is the ocean it's so pretty
so it's about 55 degrees out today
I think I overdressed for this hike, this hike a little bit steeper than the Acropolis
we made it this is the halfway point here you'll find a cafe and then behind the
cafe there's a path that'll lead you the rest of the way zigzagging up the hill
cable car that you can ride to the top of Mount like a Bettis but I'm a girl who likes Adventure
so I wanted to hike according to mythology Mount like a Bettis appeared when the goddess Athena threw
a rock she was carrying in her hands in which she was going to use to build the Acropolis but
she threw it because she received bad news from a raven we even have cats up here [Music] foreign
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at 277 meters or 908 feet above sea level mount like a Bettis Summit is
the highest point in central Athens foreign
[Music] the church of Saint George a stunning whitewash Church which dates back to 1870.
it's a beautiful spot in Athens you can hang out take in the views toward the
Church have a cocktail at the cafe it's just lovely on top of Mount Lycabettus [Music]
back down the hill
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so pretty so that was super fun there's a cafe at the top of the mountain and there's also like
a Midway point with a cafe I don't think I'd want to do this in the summer because it would probably
be hot and really crowded but this time of year 55 degrees the cafes aren't full there's not a lot of
people at the top there was a few people but it's Saturday afternoon so that makes sense but it was
lovely so awesome [Music] good morning [Music] now I can't touch it buddy I'm sorry across from the
Acropolis you can find another area hike called the Philipappos Hill or Philipappos tomato
tomato no matter what you're gonna get stunning views of the Acropolis and the city of Athens
so this is where we came the other night with Effie to get another view
of the Acropolis but it was Pitch Black you could not see anything so I thought
I'd bring you up during the day so you can get a better view Philip Papa's died in 116.
he was a prominent Roman Consul and administrator his death caused Great grief to his sister Julia
and the citizens of Athens and possibly to the Imperial family as a dedication to the honor of
the memory of philippopus Julia with the citizens of Athens erected a tomb structure on Muse's Hill
near the Acropolis of Athens his marble two The monument is still known as the Philiopappos
so on the top of this hill you of course got a great view of the Acropolis but you
also get a great view of the entire city and you can see out to the ocean
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it's beautiful [Music]
this city has so much it has obviously the history of the city but then you also have the mountains
and the ocean it's awesome [Music]
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which is a more touristy area but you'll find a cozy establishment called a little
taste of home known for healthy Turkish Mediterranean European and Greek food we
heard great things so we couldn't wait to check it out the staff was friendly and helpful as we
were trying to decide on what to order the restaurant is quaint cozy and feels homey
the first step we of course went with the Greek salad I think we ate Greek
salad at almost every single restaurant because it's just so good this is so good
ingredients that is different in Greece is the Capers they add Capers to their big salads
all right so we got the papa Deli with pork and then the lamb shrank with mashed potatoes I don't
think I've had mashed potatoes here yet okay so this is the perfect warm dish on a cold colder Athens day
very creamy and cheesy
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very nice [Music] much needed all right let's try the lamb shape here
all right [Music] it's so tender it tastes like it's been cooking all day
oh my God I mean it's lamb is so tender so moist
Ure a little taste of home was so yummy they gave us too much food we have to take some home
for leftovers but we will eat them because they were delicious well that concludes this week's
episode I hope you enjoyed the hikes and a little taste of home I'll make sure to put
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