Exploring My New Neighborhood in Athens - Koukaki | Living in Greece
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- While I had spent some time in Koukaki before moving into this neighborhood, I haven't explored all the areas of it. This week I explore Koukaki including Filapappou Hill and walk from one end of Koukaki to the end near Plaka.
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Your first Tsiknopempti !! ..yes,people went wild 🍗🍖🎉🍷🍺 that day , especially after pandemic and 2 lockdowns ! Nice neighbor ,great video !congrats on the new bank account 🥳
The first year I have been here when we have been allowed out. The last two years, I could just smell it! Thank you!!
Koukaki is one of the neighborhoods I am considering when I move to Greece in a few years! looking forward to seeing your experiences and get your insight! hope you are feeling better!
Great! So far I really like it. I am at the quiet end and I think that is important because the closer you get to the Acropolis, the more noisy it is. But it is an easy walk to get to the fun parts.
I love your videos!!! Hope you have a good time in Athens! I live near Marousi 💗
Thank you so much! I do love it here.
It seems like a great neighborhood you’ve found! Athens was never on our agenda for more than a 2-3 day stay, but your videos really are interesting and I love your neighborhood! I wanted to ask your take on AB&B’s in your area! Our hotel In Naxos is back to $40/ night this September, but the place we got in Santorini went from $159 to over $500! Yikes! It was such a deal last year but we really were jet lagged and it was crazy crowded so we didn’t get to enjoy it that much! We’re going back to Paros, Naxos and Santorini late September! Thanks so much for sharing your journey in Greece! 🥰
If you are only coming for a few days, I recommend a hotel in Athens. This way you can ask for assistance if you need it. There are some great hotels in my neighborhood and in the Plaka area that are near all the sights. Here are some, www.booking.com/searchresults.en.html?group_adults=2&no_rooms=1&auth_success=1&aid=1361192&landmark=1083 That is pretty normal for Santorini. Last year they were still recovering so prices may have been lower. It will hopefully be less crowded at the end of September. I also recommend staying in a lesser known area in Santorini, like Pyrgos. I recommend this place, www.demetercavehouse.com/. Hope that helps!
Hope you get better soon. Love your content btw.
Thank you!!
It was Tsiknopempti.That day in Greece we bake on the coals .usually skewers, steaks and sausages. the word tsiknopempti comes from the words tsikna which is the smell of food grilled and the word Πέμπτη,(Pempti) its means Thursday
Yes, I know. I just don't dare to try to say it! Haha!!
@@agirlandherpassport 🙂❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great video - Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Feel better!!
Thank you!
@@agirlandherpassport when you get a Moment, do you have a recommendation for an Athens neighborhood to get a hotel at for mid August? Something, nice and walkable to many attractions? I’m leaning towards Plaka or near Monastiraki Square.
@@mlw6361 Plaka is a great choice. Everything is walkable from there. Monastiraki might a bit loud at night in my opinion. Lots of options here, www.booking.com/searchresults.en.html?aid=1361192&district=1046&no_rooms=1&group_adults=2&nflt=class%3D4#map_closed and one I have stayed at and loved the view it offered, www.booking.com/hotel/gr/central-athens.en-gb.html?aid=1361192;sid=0acd69d5dd261262ca999b56f65f67c3;atlas_nodate=1;atlas_src=sr_iw_title;dist=0;group_adults=2;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;srepoch=1646919212;srpvid=ae795f35d9cf01d7;type=total;ucfs=1&
Finally got to sit down to watch your video 😃. Yay on the bank account 💰 🤑
Hope you feel better by now 🙏
Thanks for bringing us along your days in Athens. I love to try local produce, so what's grown in Greece? I also wonder about the orange trees, do people pick them? I want to pick them 😆
Looking forward to next week video 👍🏽
Still having vertigo so not better but its not all day now. You are welcome. Lots is grown in Greece. In Naxos, it is potatoes and I know on Tinos they grow artichokes. There are probably many more but I don't know them all. Do not eat the oranges on the trees in Athens. They are a bitter orange and probably have tons of pollution in them as well. You don't need to pick them as in the Spring they fall down and make a huge mess.
@@agirlandherpassport heading to Athens and Thessaloniki in 2 weeks (4/15-4/25). Should I pack shorts & skirts or long pants and light sweaters? Thanks!
I think you still need pants especially at night. It’s warm during the day but chilly at night.
Gorgeous!! My partner and I have a trip booked for March 18-31 (Athens, Santorini, Kefalonia, and Zakynthos) for our hop from Santorini to Kefalonia, would you recommend a flight or attempting to ferry hop? Thank you! Love your channel!
Thank you! You can't take a ferry from that side to Kefalonia. You will have to fly. It will be much more efficient as well give how far apart they are from each other. I am not sure if you can fly direct. You may have to fly back to Athens as well before flying to Kefalonia.
@@agirlandherpassport thank you so much! We booked a flight from Athens to Zakynthos and Cefalonia!!
@@sierraking3171 You're welcome! Great. Enjoy your trip!!
Looking at your video! I really miss Greece! What about your new apartment tour?
I hope that I gave you a little taste of Greece this week. It’s coming when I have more stuff in it. Right now it’s just a bed, desk and a sofa. 😂😂
🙏☺️ Laiki agora, best place to pass some time 😊
It is! Great way to learn who your neighbors are too
We are coming to Athens in May, how do we know which neighborhoods are not good to stay in, assuming most are good. We just do not want to book a hotel / air bnb in a place where you would say NO! Lol. Thanks for your response. Love your videos.
Most are fine but avoid Ommonia Square around the area around it. You will most likely want to stay in Plaka. It’s the best area to stay in for seeing all the sites.
Awesome video! Where is the Laiki here? We want to go on fridays! 😁
Thanks! It is on Zacharista, which is one up from Veikou.
You have extreme patience to deal with Greek banks. I have always avoided them and opted just to use my American debit card.
It would cost me a fortune to use mine all the time plus I had to pay my rent this way.
Exellent jop. Thanks!!!
You’re welcome!
Try the apples from Zagora, Zagorin. Are tasty and sweet. The best apples here,in my opinion.
I will do that. Thanks!
Okay I know this sounds like a pain in the butt, but you can keep your berries longer if you wash them in vinegar water, rinse, then completely dry them out on paper towels, then store them in an open bag lined with paper towels in the fridge (make sure they totally dry out first.) They must not use as many chemical fumigants on the produce here or something? Plus because they are leaving all the leaves and stuff attached, they aren’t washing them a bunch of times (or shining them with wax or whatever.)
Haha. Yeah I am not going to do that. I just have to make the effort to eat them while they are ripe. This batch seems to be doing better than the last. Thanks though!!
@@agirlandherpassport lol! I know, maybe only do it if you end up buying a ginormous basket of them or something. 😂
Καλή Σαρακοστή means Blessed Lent lasts 40 days of fasting before Easter 🐣 no meat no dairy .. enjoy from Canada 🇨🇦🇬🇷
Thank you! That one does not translate so well in Google translate. It comes out good lentian so thanks.
@@agirlandherpassport I use Google translate… hope you’re settling in your new apartment..
I don’t think I did for this one. I just saw it on Facebook.
40, even though it lasts 48
You should know by now that Greece is Paradise....... and there can't be a Paradise without Bananas! 😂🤣
So next time ask for Cretan Mini-Bananas! They are delicious!
I don’t think I have ever seen them! Now I will be. Thank you!
The name of the street where the open market take place means "Little Sugar" in english!
Thank you! I did not know that. How cute.
Lucky!!! When I went to withdraw from my account on my last visit to Greece, they wanted 7 original documents/bills from Canada along with the passport I used to open the account 20 years ago to be able to match the sn. and i.d. What a mess...
They did not understand that all bills and payments are done online. On my return trip, I brought all the docs, updated their computer and quickly closed the account.
Oh wow! All my bills from online, I printed out and they were fine with that. I am keeping as little in it as possible so if I have to leave it then it won’t be a big deal.
it snowed in trikala yesterday morning
It’s trying to snow here today but it keeps changing to rain though.
yes since greece gets a late start morning are so nice
today I walked to town n was peaceful ✌
idea for vid- can you do a video on why you like GR compared to US or your fave differences
Love your video. I'm planning to visit greece in April. I would like to visit Santorini
. Can you recommend a transportation that I can go and return the same day. What are my options? Thank you
Thank you! The only way to go in one day is to fly. The ferry would take too long. I am assuming you mean from Athens.
@@agirlandherpassport Yes from Athens. Thank you for your reply. Also If we decide to go by boat and stay one night. Could you recommend a boat company and a hotel to stay in Santorini. Again, Thank you for your response.
Any ferry that goes there will be fine. There aren’t tons of ferry companies.
I had totally forgotten about Apokries (carnival). You see since we started celebrating....Halloween, Apokries is starting to fade out. I don't know how we managed to live so many years without that. BTW I wouldn't call that huge but ok it seems nice.
I did see more costumes this year during Apokries, which is a change from the last few years. I am sure that the thing we don't speak of had an effect.
Congratulations on opening your Greek bank account! Feel better soon.
Thank you!
My parents are headed to Greece next month and I am having the hardest time figuring out if their vaccine cards will be good enough or if they need to download some sort of app - do you know? Thanks!
Are you from the US? It really depends on where they got the vaccine
@@agirlandherpassport Yep! US.
The cards are fine but they need to have had the booster if their second dose was more than 9 months ago.
@@agirlandherpassport Ok thank you! I wasn't sure if they needed an app. And yes, they are both boostered.
No, they can’t use the app since their passes aren’t digital. The cards are fine though.
What neighborhoods would you recommend staying when visiting Greece? An Airbnb or a hotel?
Are you coming to Athens?
@@agirlandherpassport yes, will be spending some time in Athens
@@Quela007 I recommend the Plaka neighborhood in Athens. It is central and walkable to everything you will want to see. Also, I recommend a hotel as they can assist you more immediately if you have questions. Airbnb is okay if it isn't your first time in a place or are a very independent traveler. Hope that helps
@@agirlandherpassport yes, this helps so much. Thank you!
You’re welcome!!
Isn’t it frustrating to not speak Greek ?
Sometimes but in my day to day life I know enough to get by. Even if I did, the things it would help me with, I probably won't be able to speak at that level. Like going to the bank or the doctor. Those terms will take much longer to learn. But most professional people speak English well enough so its not so bad.
Congrats of your bank account.
Thank you!!