Kat & Mat's big bike trip
Day 85 Athens
Today we visited the Agora (the ancient one, not the Roman one - there is another!) It's a huge site incorporating the Temple of Hephaestus and the Stoa of Attalos, a large covered walkway which has been reconstructed and now houses a museum. While the Acropolis was built for religious and showing-off reasons, the Agora seems to have been the functional heart of ancient Athens. We saw several teams of archaeologists still at work.
We wandered back to our apartment via the shops, picking up some essential items: new drinking bottles for Mat and a bottle cage for Kat, plus a blue-and-white striped ribbon to add to Mat's collection. We thought there were no haberdasheries in Athens until we realised there are lots, they're just all in the same block. There was even a city block for ribbon shops.
There's another set of shops we have been surprised to see: fur coat shops. There are lots! Is Athens famous for this? Surely they sell nothing in this weather, or is this when to get them cheap?
Back on our street there was a fruit and vegetable market in full swing so we picked up some provisions.
Love, Kat & Mat x
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