{"id":11341,"date":"2016-08-25T12:30:43","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T16:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/?p=11341"},"modified":"2018-08-09T22:41:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T02:41:59","slug":"athens-city-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens, Greece: Travel Guide + Photo Diary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every adventure begins&nbsp;with a girl and her best friend. Some take place on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kimberlypearl_\/status\/766113182649819141\">dark fratty floors of college<\/a>; 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First stop:&nbsp;<strong>Athens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/processed-with-vsco-with-c1-preset-processed-with-vsco-with-a6-preset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?fit=2878%2C2166&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2878,2166\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with c1 preset Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470010134&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with c1 preset Processed with VSCO with a6 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kimberlypearl_ acropolis athens greece\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kimberlypearl_ acropolis athens greece&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?fit=840%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11350\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?resize=840%2C632\" alt=\"kimberlypearl_ acropolis athens greece\" width=\"840\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?w=2878&amp;ssl=1 2878w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?resize=1680%2C1264&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9255-1.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/processed-with-vsco-with-hb1-preset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?fit=2858%2C2154&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2858,2154\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with hb1 preset&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471175406&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with hb1 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"acropolis athens greece view\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;acropolis athens greece view&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?fit=840%2C633&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11345\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?resize=840%2C633\" alt=\"acropolis athens greece view\" width=\"840\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?w=2858&amp;ssl=1 2858w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?resize=768%2C579&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?resize=1024%2C772&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?resize=1680%2C1266&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9961.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/processed-with-vsco-with-hb2-preset-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1471175426&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with hb2 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"acropolis athens greece view 1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;acropolis athens greece view 1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"acropolis athens greece view 1\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?w=3264&amp;ssl=1 3264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?resize=1680%2C1260&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9962.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/processed-with-vsco-with-f2-preset-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?fit=3162%2C2374&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3162,2374\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with f2 preset&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1469982799&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCO with f2 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kimberlypearl_ athens, greece acropolis pink wall motorcycle\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kimberlypearl_ athens, greece acropolis pink wall motorcycle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?fit=840%2C631&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?resize=840%2C631\" alt=\"kimberlypearl_ athens, greece acropolis pink wall motorcycle\" width=\"840\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?w=3162&amp;ssl=1 3162w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?resize=1680%2C1261&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9235.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9285.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11347\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/img_9285\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9285.jpg?fit=1792%2C1340&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1792,1340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9285.jpg?fit=840%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11347\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11346\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/img_9286\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?fit=2914%2C2190&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2914,2190\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?fit=840%2C632&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11346\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?resize=840%2C631\" alt=\"posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos\" width=\"840\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?w=2914&amp;ssl=1 2914w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?resize=1024%2C770&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?resize=1680%2C1263&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9286.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/img_9284\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470017995&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11348\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?w=3264&amp;ssl=1 3264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?resize=1680%2C1260&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9284.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11349\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/athens-city-guide\/img_9279\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470017913&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?fit=840%2C630&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"posidonio club athens greece giannis ploutarxos\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?w=3264&amp;ssl=1 3264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?resize=1680%2C1260&amp;ssl=1 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_9279.jpg?w=2520&amp;ssl=1 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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:<strong>&nbsp;Shop a&nbsp;local&nbsp;grocery store&nbsp;<\/strong>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;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nalu.gr\/gr\/home\">N\u0101lu Cafe<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>at sunset. <strong>Drive around the city<\/strong> so you can see the Acropolis at night. Relax and unwind before heading out after midnight (any earlier and you&#8217;ll look like an absolute Tourist-with-a-capital-T) to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandclubrestaurant.gr\/en\/\"><strong>Island Club<\/strong><\/a>. Wake up early and take the metro to the&nbsp;<strong>Acropolis<\/strong>; you want to&nbsp;beat the crowd and the heat. You can pack your own water, but it&#8217;s not necessary: ice cold water is only 50 cents. <strong>Cool off with an iced freddo espresso<\/strong>, no sugar, before heading back to your hotel for a nap. We ordered personal pizzas to eat in before going out because it&#8217;s hard to break pre-game habits, but do you. Keep it simple before taking an Uber to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.posidoniomusichall.gr\/\"><strong>Posidonio Music Hall<\/strong><\/a> for&nbsp;<em>good<\/em> Greek music, good drinks, and the opportunity to get carnations tossed at you. Photographers will be snapping away all night, so<strong> dress up and bring 7 euros<\/strong> with you in case you want to buy a photo to take home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">. &nbsp; . &nbsp; .<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Follow my Greek adventures at <a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/kpingreece16\/\">#KPinGreece16<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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Relax and unwind before heading out after midnight (any earlier&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Finally: Part I of my trip to #Greece. 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