{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"Athens, Greece: Travel Guide + Photo Diary &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XulyexJcSx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/\">Athens, Greece: Travel Guide + Photo Diary<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/embed\/#?secret=XulyexJcSx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Athens, Greece: Travel Guide + Photo Diary&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"XulyexJcSx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Every adventure begins&nbsp;with a girl and her best friend. Some take place on the dark fratty floors of college; others take place on equally dark, but significantly chic-er (and cleaner) floors of European clubs.&nbsp;The venue may have changed, but the girls are the same: two weird, kindred&nbsp;spirits. One a Grecian bombshell, 6-feet-tall, the other, little ol&#8217; me. It had been a while since we&#8217;ve seen each other, but when you vibe with someone, time and distance doesn&#8217;t matter. We were college roommates turned inseparable best friends\u2014and after years of talking about visiting Greece together, we bit the bullet. First stop:&nbsp;Athens. Aside from the Acropolis, Athens didn&#8217;t come highly recommended as a go-to stop\u2014and I&#8217;m glad I took heed. Two nights (one to recover from the 9-hour flight, and another to experience a full day in the city) was just perfect. Here&#8217;s what I recommend:&nbsp;Shop a&nbsp;local&nbsp;grocery store&nbsp;for fruit&nbsp;and veg; you can&#8217;t beat the quality of fresh foods (and you&#8217;ll want to save up for expensive dinners and nights out on the other islands). Grab fresh juice at&nbsp;N\u0101lu Cafe&nbsp;at sunset. Drive around the city so you can see the Acropolis at night. Relax and unwind before heading out after midnight (any earlier&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg"}