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6 best things you can do on Sunday in Athens

6 best things you can do on Sunday in Athens

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Don’t have plans for Sunday in Athens yet?

Are you worried that because its Sunday everything is closed? 

Don’t you worrie 🙂 I am here to give you the best  6 places and things you should see and do in Athens on a Sunday – that makes a city be worthy to visit.

Either you visit Athens for a few days, or you have decided to spend some more time at the Greek capital, it is always a good idea to get to explore the city on a Sunday. Explore the different neighborhoods of downtown Athens while meeting locals who are out in the streets since they are enjoying their day off!

1- Visit the National Garden

Feel like having a good walk?

go on a romantic date or read a book?

The National Garden are perfect for that! its Located in the heart of Athens, just a few meters away from the Greek parliament and Syntagma square, it is an oasis of green and quiet in the busy capital. You can wander around the amazing trees and herbs (7,000 trees and 40,000 shrubs), feed the ducks, practice yoga or have a small picnic before the sunset. The Garden opens with the sunrise and close with the sunset, so be careful not to get locked in! There are 6 entrances to the Garden and the admission is free. They can get busy during the weekend but still… they are quite big to fit everyone! 

Fun fact: A lot of Athenians use it to cut their commute short in downtown Athens!

2- If you came all the way to Athens- visit  the Acropolis museum

Are you passionate about History?

Do you want to appreciate Athens even more?

The Acropolis museum is perfect for you than. It’s true that You can choose between many, such as the National Archaeological Museum or The Museum of Illusions, but you shouldn’t leave Athens without visiting the Acropolis museum! Get a ticket online to avoid the queues and get lost in the long corridors and amazing artworks that show ancient Athens. An extra plus: if the weather is good, you can have a coffee or a glass of wine outside on the terrace, where the view is amazing and the atmosphere of old Athens quite vivid. because it much more than a Museum!

Fun fact: the café is a bit pricey but definitely worth visiting on a sunny day!

Buy tickets online: https://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/etickets/ticketing.php?la=2

Opening hours: Saturday – Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (last admission: 7:30 p.m.)

3- Admire the view from Anafiotika Neighborhood and get that island feel

Love sightseeing? Want to feel like you are on a movie? 

This is one of the most breathtaking views of the city from Anafiotika Neighborhood , while feeling like you are on a Cycladic island! Wander around the neighborhood and get lost around the neighborhood that was built in the 19th century from residents of Anafi Island. You can definitely finish your walk by having a coffee or a traditional sweet spoon at Yasemi café or Melina café. 

Fun fact: Visitors and some Athenians sometimes get lost and don’t really know how to find Anafiotika… One way of certainly getting there is stay in the Plaka area and keep climbing up towards the rock from the famous and long stairs!

4- Shopping!! Monastiraki Flea market stroll

Love to shop? want to feel like a tourist? 

The Monastiraki flea market has everything! Hidden treasures and vintage colors are flooding Avissinias square. The flea market gets even more traffic on Sundays with locals and visitors blending in this amazing treasure hunting!

Fun fact: It is worth stopping at Avissinias cafe, to have a drink, a meze or a coffee, next to antique furniture that are on sale!

5- Visit the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)

SNFCC is Renzo Piano’s masterpiece in Athens! Located just a few minutes away from the busy center, it hosts the Greek National Opera and the National Library of Greece, with an amazing park, where you can stroll around and discover some exquisite sea views that will blow your mind! Why visit? You can either join a free tour in the buildings or at the Park, watch a show at the opera or even walk to the Lighthouse and surrender to that beautiful sea view. A totally “green” building, amazing in many ways, both architecture and environmental wise.

Fun fact: In the summer, an open air festival takes place in its premises with many different events taking place at the same time on different locations!  

https://www.snfcc.org/en

6- Take a stroll at the pedestrian road around Acropolis

This is one of the most amazing walks of your life! Under the Acropolis rock and with no cars, walk on the pedestrian street that connects Athenians to the city the most. Start from the Acropolis metro station -just outside the Museum of Acropolis- and follow the pedestrian street that circles the rock and leads to Thisseio. Thisseio is an amazing neighborhood, full of old houses, just one stop from Monastiraki, on the other side of the hill. On summer evenings, you will find couples holding hands, street musicians playing a song and people taking their dog for a walk unite! 

Fun fact: Herodion, one of the most famous ancient open theaters is located on this street! 

Hope it gave you a good reason to visit amazing Athens. Because everything is slow down on Sunday I think you have an opportunity to meet the locals, enjoy the city in a different vibe and have a good time. if you want to join a graffiti tour or a food tour with me, I would be super happy to take you to the places I love the most. Tours take place every day with a local guide. You can order it here If you would like 🙂

If you want more recommendations on things to see and do in Athens you can visit my other posts in this link. 

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Katerina

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Kanú – The flashback bites

Kanú – The flashback bites

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Kanú
The flashback bites
By Samantha Konstat

-Every bite is another exciting, different experience-

 Kanú is a boat that takes us on a tender trip not only to southeast asia, but to simpler times of nurturing and joy.

 Inspired by the time he spent in Vietnam, Tzaji, the crafter behind Kanú, gives us his unique version of an ancient asian cuisine that got influenced by the nuances of french techniques.

“The food is gentler, filled with fresh leaves, a unique mix between cooked and raw ingredients” – said Tzaji while giving a passionate explanation on the subtleties among all the different herbs and leaves he uses in his dishes. 

 When we think of asian food we often go straight to spices, condiments, fries and stews with intense seasoning, but the philosophy of Tzaji’s vietnamese food is entirely the opposite, with refreshing and lighter ingredients, but nevertheless complex and full of flavor.

It all started when he traveled to Vietnam and decided that his not trip was not going to end there, he wanted to bring the food he fell in love with back to Tel Aviv and he set on the mission of self learning the ways around the kitchen until he perfected what he calls his master dish – the spring rolls.

These hand rolled tasty meal takes you on a journey of contrast and balance. On one hand you can have soft rice noodles with rich sweet potato and avocado chunks and on the other hand crunchy salty textures of carrots, cucumber and peanuts. Next to this, spicy flavors from chilli flakes, and Tzaji’s special touch, sweet coconut flakes.

And if this is not enough, you can then choose to dip it in your choice of 3 different sauces, miso, peanut and spicy mayo, which makes every bite another exciting, different experience.

“Eat your food with your hands, it’s part of the game”, to Tzaji it’s not only about a meal, but about bringing a smile into people’s faces. That has been his main purpose since he started on a tiny narrow elongated local, therefore the name Kanú (canoe).

And even though he has been growing a lot for the past 7 years, he still treats his place like his own little baby. You can find him there in his Florentin restaurant, serving, cooking and talking to his customers, making sure they’re having a nice time.

Kanú is very personal for him, and when he designs his recipes he believes he should follow his gut, and just make something that he enjoys, opposed to a marketed pleasing point of view other businesses may have, and it seems like after all that’s what makes the place so special, there is no way of talking about Kanú without Tzaji’s personal journey intertwined. 

 

So if you are craving nostalgia for your asia trips, go to Herzl street and enjoy some Pho, Buns, Salads, Cold Teas and other tasty vietnamese dishes, knowing that they’re made with tender care and filled with personal history.

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Who’s the artist that changes Paris?

Who’s the artist that changes Paris?

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Who are you L’amour court les rues ?? That bombard Paris, change its culture and influence it in a visual, quiet but rebellious way?

And what is the story behind the art?

Love Paris? So are we (: but when you were walking in Montmartre, in the 10th or Thirteenth Quarter, did you look left and right to the walls saturated with street art?

When it comes to criticism and protest, the French have a lot of courage and urge to say and express their opinions. It’s not because the streets of the city are full of graffiti and subconscious messages that affect the day-to-day, and it’s not enough just to paint our eyes with beautiful sights.

One of the artists of recent years works quietly but promotes a big and important message, few people will recognize him on the street, but he has become a real celeb in the quarter where he lives.

In November 2015, a series of planned attacks took place across Paris with the main focus being the Bataclan Club in the 11th district of Paris. That night a rock performance took place there, which was riddled with gunfire noise, causing much panic and shock. The whole town was mourned for days in memory of 130 murderers from this west. The French company experienced a deep rupture and a social-security shock that prevented daily life from returning to their homes.

The artist W had not been painting on the streets until then, and his little house saw a graffiti near their home on the wall that disturbed them, and the father simply drew a heart next to it. Thus he began to walk around with a black marker, writing an encouraging address – love throughout the entire city. The more the municipality wiped it out and the fade faded, the more it continued to spread its gospel. To this day, four years later, the guy who has already become an oyster is writing his slogan around town.

So W continues to fight for his message and gets more and more recognition, while pleasing people and encouraging them to a better world. Everywhere in the world he lands, immediately pulls out the marker and writes, he even visited us in Tel Aviv and wrote his slogan (:

Want to hear more? Want to know what’s the slogan and more about the artist? Invited and invited to discover the graffiti artists who are changing Paris, or the culinary people of Paris, in our new City of Light tours!

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Eat Paris: What to Know When You’re Hungry

Eat Paris: What to Know When You’re Hungry

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How will you know that you have chosen a good restaurant to dine in the City of Lights?

Follow our five signs and know where to sit and enjoy an authentic and delicious experience.

Paris Paris, the culinary city is full of restaurants, every corner smells and other flavors and everything always wants to taste. But the time is short and the work is full, and we don’t want to fall for a disappointing restaurant with mediocre food. If so, how will you know how to choose the right place? With our five tips for identifying the right restaurant!

1. Recommendations Recommendations Recommendations. There is nothing like the opinion of friends, family, or even an internet opinion, nothing like learning from others’ mistakes and following their recommendations. So the first and most important thing is to ask and check on the designated place. If you have not heard from friends or acquaintances about a restaurant where they had a pleasant and delicious experience, we recommend checking online to learn in advance. In addition to an initial Google search, which will give you relevant information and photos, you will also see visitor reviews. In addition, a great restaurant and attraction review site is TripAdvisor, which has users from all over the world leaving their response, with a score and review of the experience.

2. Stay away from the hustle and bustle. If, for that matter, we ended up starving for a hungry hour and didn’t have the chance to look online and check in advance, the first tip for finding a proper restaurant that is not too touristy and with the city’s grace – go to the small, hidden streets. Stay away from the busy, main streets lined with large restaurants or “touristy” bistros. Even if you get lost in the hidden streets, believe us, you will only have a surprising experience.

3. Bistro! Focus on one-of-a-kind restaurant, or if we better explain ourselves, look for a “bistro.” The French specialize in separating authorities – every restaurant and its title! In most cafes you will not find lunches and they will be closed in the evening, so the Bistro is a good place to have a meal. In addition, the restaurants with their title and entrance address many definitions (such as cafe, bistro, restaurant, bar) will probably be aimed at tourists and less local. The source of the word ‘bistro’, incidentally, from Russian, when the Russian soldiers who fought Napoleon were very hungry, would storm into inns and shout “Bistro!” (In Russian: fast) for food to be served at peak speed. Thus, the name adheres to places that serve food relatively quickly and are not intended for a six-course dinner (for example).

4.Sounds trivial but important – pay attention to who the people are sitting there (if any!). Open your eyes and ears, are there happy people sitting there enjoying their culinary experience there? Is the place bustling or at least a full quarter? Is the language heard in the place essentially French? Do the owners and employees look like people who are heartbroken? If you answered yes to most questions, we definitely recommend this place!

5. Have a look at the menu. Why? – Many places take pride in their years of work and endure, signifying credibility and love from customers. If the menu is not very wide in terms of supply, but focuses on classic French dishes (such as onion soup, meats, light salads) you are in the right place! There are nothing like recipes that go through the family, and nothing like food made with love and attention. Therefore, a limited and accurate menu is an effective indicator of quality food and cuisine that does not spread to all over the world but boasts its local flavors.

A few more very important tips!

– Please note that in the afternoon many places will be closed for siesta and rest, and will be back in the evening.

– Please note that in many authentic locations, you will not find an English menu or an English speaking waiter. Our recommendation: Have a Google dictionary and a lot of ambition (: the food will be worth it).

Want to taste Paris? Experience an authentic and surprising culinary tour? Discover new places and the people who changed the city? Invited and invited to discover the graffiti artists who are changing Paris and the culinary people of Paris, in our new tours of the City of Lights!

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What happens to street artists when they become FAMOUS?

What happens to street artists when they become FAMOUS?

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What happens when a street artist starts exhibiting in galleries and distributing his art in a “conventional” way?

There are works by artists that have been completely outraged by friends of the artist. Why? To convey to him the message that he was ‘no longer ours’, that he was trading and forgetting his origins, which were the street and the street culture.

Over the years, artists who started out on the streets of the city and usually at a young age, found their way into the art world and began to develop into all kinds of niches and directions such as plastic art, tattoo art, photography, writing and more.

The graffiti world, despite being so open and open, is also a closed bubble that has competition, collaborations, great thought, and interactions. Sometimes artists join together to create collaborative works, and sometimes they ‘don’t get along’ and cover and cover each other’s works.

There is a very interesting work in the Thirteenth quarter in Paris that really describes the reaction and thought of one of the artists! The work was done by a French artist named Bom.K who made a thank-you and appreciation to his friends the graffiti artists, in which he expresses his appreciation to his friends who taught him everything he knows about street art and the use of the library, even though today he presents in galleries! He created a large-scale painting that included the artist’s life story and filled with petty details and interesting hints, so that he actually conveyed the message that without them he would never get where he is today, and that he will never forget them. It’s Paragon!

What signs and clues did you spot? Notice the little contexts in Paris and childhood experiences!

 
 

Another artist and one of the Israeli street artists we love the most is Dede. He calls himself “Dada Bandida” and he began to paint large, small, special, curling, long curves and all sorts of variations on the streets of South Tel Aviv.

The amazing thing is that he never revealed his real name or face, which adds a dimension of mystery and secrecy to his artistic personality (:

Many of his works can be found in Florentine, Neve Tzedek, along Ayalon Path, South Tel Aviv. And today in New York, Mexico, Miami, Poland and he is really an international artist! There is a chance that if you drive on Ayalon you will notice a number of plasters peeking out of the buildings (:

In addition to the plasters which are his hallmark, Dede also draws figures of barking animals, and also very specific works such as the Yellow Submarine near Ayalon Road. The new item added are plasters stockings!

One of our favorite works done with Nitzan Mintz is on the south of Herzl Street in Tel Aviv, on a whole wall, welcome to go looking! You can see more on his site.

Another artist worth noting is Dan Grover: an Israeli-French artist who was born and raised in Paris, the City of Lights, where he also began graffiti, tagging and street art.

He started over 30 years ago in the Caribbean and now lives and works in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and he has a studio-gallery in the Florentine neighborhood worth a visit !!

He is a champion of free hand methods, tagging (spraying artist’s street name artistically) and teaches us graffiti courses in the studio! Some of his works have an artistic and unique connection to Judaism, whether it is the use of stylish Hebrew letters (such as the old synagogue on Abarbanel Street in Tel Aviv!) And to paint figures and symbols in religious contexts.

And leave you with a cool task:

His signature is also in a lot of corners in the city, can you identify it in the picture ??