More pics from the Europe trip are up – this Time from Athens. See the Gallery here.

We spent three days in the capital – and it was very very hot.

It is amazing how young the city is – all the buildings were built in the 70′s, and all the residents seem to be born in either the 70′s or 80′s. Young people from all across Greece come to Athens to find work. The nicest part of town is known as Plaka, while the rest of the city is known for being very grey and haphazard. There are a few relics of the architecture that used be present in the town, before it was all torn down in the 70′s (don’t have any picture, sorry).

You’ll also notice our pictures from the Acropolis, and accompanying museums – very spectacular as you’re likely aware. One surprise was how much mass Hercules has – he really is jacked.

Hostage

To get a sense of greek culture – there is a movie you may want to see: Hostage – It shows how Greeks approach life – and how well it contrasts with the Albanian approach.

Here is a summary of the movie:

One morning, a young man boards an intercity bus on its daily run to Thessaloniki in northern Greece. He hijacks the bus at gunpoint and takes seven hostages. He turns out to be a 25-year-old Albanian immigrant and his demands include a big ransom and safe passage back to his homeland. In no time at all the hijacking is being transmitted live on national television. For the next 20 hours a wild and at times bleakly comic chase ensues through northern Greece, the bus at the head of a convoy of police cars, television crews, desperate relatives and bystanders. And all the while, the bus is getting closer and closer to the Albanian border… Constantine Giannaris’ gripping film is based on a true story.

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