I don't want to belittle the problems that millions of Greece are facing. But Greece needs the money that tourists bring in to the country. I was in greece for over two weeks, and saw nothing that would put me off going back to Greece again.
Some impressions - I'll add more as they occur to me.
Some impressions - I'll add more as they occur to me.
- at no time till I feel under threat of any kind.
- I went to a concert at the Megaron (Athens Concert Hall) that started at 8.30 p.m. and finished at about 11.30 p.m. I walked from a hotel about 5 minutes walk from Syntagma to Syntagma metro station, caught the metro to the Megaron metro station, and returned by metro. No sign of any protestors anywhere. At about midnight I was on Kidiathinion - all perfectly quiet.
- A lot of shops were boarded up, most with shutters. A few were boarded up with metal sheets - these were I think premises that were damaged in the recent riots.
- At the large hotels on Syntagma Square I noticed marble steps with slabs of marble missing. This looked odd on such large and impressive looking hotels. then I recalled reading that protestors had ripped up stones to hurl at police.
- The concert at the Megaron was sold out - ticket prices were from 15 euros to 55 euros.
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