Athens; Sunday, 15 February, 2015

Up in time for breakfast this morning and after topping up the cucumber tomato and feta levels I headed out to the centre of town to pick up the open-top sightseeing bus.

I did two full circuits, once on each side, taking in the views before returning to Syntagma square just in time to take in the spectacular changing of the guard ceremony.

From Syntagma I wandered through the National Gardens and then up through the more exclusive parts of the city to the funicular railway to take me to the top of Lykavitós Hill, the highest point in the city and stunning views over the Greek Capital and most of its ancient sights.

Not only are there stunning views at the top of the hill, there’s also a perfectly located restaurant serving excellent food, so I decided to stop for a late lunch up here, with the Acropolis and Temple of Olympian Zeus down below me forming my backdrop to another stunning, and massive, Greek salad.

Stuffed, and waddling slightly, I took the funicular back down the hill into the city centre and went for a bit more of a wander around the posh end of town, before heading back to the hotel to freshen up.

Refreshed, and starting to feel like there might just be some space for dinner inside me I caught the metro over towards the area around the Ancient Agora and found a very nice restaurant with stunning views of both the Agora and the Parthenon for dinner.

Stuffed for the third time in less than 12 hours I waddled back to the metro station and headed back to the hotel.