Athens

The sprawling city of Athens is a planner's nightmare. Very little green space, a confusing web of traffic-filled roads, suburbs on every horizon, and tons of silly tourists who get in the way of everything. The ruins make up for it all, though. And so does the good food. My friend Asimakis, whom I met in Ecuador, played tour guide and we escaped the tourist throngs and enjoyed some local hangouts.

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Hello, pretty ladies.

Alarmingly realistic statues!