Florence, Italy: Athens (Top Ten)

I’ve absolutely loved my six days in Athens, but there were also moments when I knew I needed to return to Florence. Here are the Top Ten:

10 – I felt like a rebel with my shaved head; the Greek Orthodox priests definitely couldn’t pull it off.

9 – I tried three of the four restaurants in a 20 meter area.

8 – A guy in his mid-50s (who I’m assuming was a pimp) asked me four different nights (in three different locations around the city) if I spoke English and wanted to meet some nice ladies.

7 – After the second time, I yelled at him; the fourth time he asked before looking me in the eyes and then, when he did, told me to have a nice night!

6 – Walking up the Acropolis Hill didn’t leave me breathless anymore.

5 – I was positive that if I put honey on anything it would taste great.

4 – I started planning around the 3 P.M. hour so I could leave it free and enjoy the amber and bronze rays of the sun.

3 – I convinced myself that if I had a month and nothing to do I could go into every museum in Athens (even the private ones).

2 – With almost 1.5 gigabytes [1310.8 MB] of pictures from Athens alone, I knew I could break 10 GB if I kept at it.

1 – I started thinking of my favorite Souvlaki shop not by its name, but by “that sweet place of Monastiraki goodness.”