Isn't life grape?

Sunday morning, fabulous weather, good day to climb a massive hill/mountain. The hill in question was Lycavittos. We decided to be very British and have a packed lunch, for me and Kyle this consisted of a giant bottle of cheap lemon fanta, a big packet of paprika Lays and of course the now traditional, cheese pie. Unfortunately getting to the bottom of this monster hill was pretty rough going. There were millions of steps to climb up.

here is a view from the top or near the top of the stairs.

At the top we bumped into two girls from London who had came to Athens for a small getaway (who goes from one city to another? madness I say). We chatted to them on the way up the massive hill/mountain thing inside an underground tram thingy. It was very different and unfortunately I didnt take pictures of the inside as there was a lot of people in the small cabin with us and I didnt want to look like a complete berk. Anyways we gave the girls some advice when getting around, such as the taxi drivers and that if they try to overcharge them just to say 'police' and it will change their minds. Instantly i've heard. We get out at the top, and there are a few more stairs to climb, but when we reach the top of these stairs what a view we are met with. You can literally see for miles, especially because it was a nice clear day, it was quite breathtaking. Especially after all the stairs.

I dont really know why we look so daft but thats Abi, Kyle and me in front of a tiny church on top of a big hill

 Yeah it was very nice up there, we had our picnic, Kyle and Abigail did some skipping and Kyle sang "the lonely goatherd" from the sound of music.

After the hill we were going to see the Ancient Agora, but Kyle had forgot his student card so we had to go back for it. On the way past Zappeio we noticed what looked like a market from a distance. We decided to check it out, because you never know what you will find in a market. By complete chance and obviously some god or other smiling down on us we found: A Wine Festival! It was 10 euros to get in, each. At first we decided we wouldnt go in. Our resolve is not very strong. We got a wine glass and a nice little wine book where you could make notes on the wines you tasted. The glass came in handy, the book was in greek and so went in our bags. There were some fabulous wines and a little ouzo and raki here and there. Reds, whites, rose, desert and champagne. All you could "taste" for ten euros. Best 10 euros I think I have ever spent. We didnt see many people spitting the wine back out and we thought it would be rude to do so, so we swallowed it. Like i said some wines were fabulous and then there were some that weren't so nice. We played 'guess that flavour' whilst looking distinguished and educated at the same time. We were in there for about 4-6 hours, and came out quite merry. Oh and bagel goes very well with wine, especially when it has cream cheese on it.
After we managed to tear ourselves away from all the wine we went to get our free meal from the university cafeteria. Kyle and Gareth were in the que before me and Abigail, the woman behind the counter (who does not speak english, we have no idea if she understands it) gave Kyle and Gareth a cheese pie each and then what looked like a bowl of custard with meatballs in it. "But I wanted the chicken!" Kyle piped up, we all started laughing because the woman pointed to the bowl of custard with meatballs and basically told him he will have this and like it, even she started laughing. Me and Abigail on the otherhand got chicken and potatoes each, as well as a cheese pie. Kyle was devastated. He did not eat the custard dish, but Gareth ate everything in front of him. To be fair Gareth was wasted and so probably didnt notice the taste.
We went our separate ways and stumbled on home after this, collapsed into bed and went to sleep. A very interesting day had by all.
goodnight x