Saturday, April 27, 2013

Meteora

We went to the Acropolis. Had a lovely morning walking around. That evening we ate at a rooftop restaurant with a view of the Acropolis lit by spot lights.

It seems all the information on the domestic bus service is only available as a pay service and only by phone and only in Greek. Very strange and very frustrating. Of course, someone posted the info online but it still took some research and trust. I (Jake) lost my city bus ticket so we were in a bit of a rush to the national bus station (Katie in tow, with only one eye working.) We made it just time and welcomed the comfortable, air conditioned, one-person-per-seat bus. It was am uneventful but scenic ride to Kalambaka. We had arranged a budget hotel that turned out to take its adjective very seriously. The room was not as advertised but we were able to switch and get an arguable "mountain view". We found out that we should look more closely for "24 hour hot showers" when booking and though the website said we'd get breakfast, we had to fight for it and only then did we get one slice of ham and one slice of cheese to share and yesterday's coffee. The reason we (and the town and the hotel) are here is because of Meteora, a complex of monasteries atop spires of rock. It's clear the town is solely supported by tourism and therefore the hotel. When we asked about public transportation to the top, we were told it wasn't running contrary to our guidebook. We found out it was running but of course, after it had made its only morning run. We sprung for a taxi that didn't break us but I'm still stinging from the misinformation. We had great time exploring a few of the monasteries, having a picnic with a wonderful view and hiking down.




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