Greece – getting to
Greece, we all know, is the cradle of the western civilization. It’s a place where the sea meets the sky. The stunning landscapes, rich history, and warm hospitality awaits each one. Let’s get there and see what’s going on. Join me. Come along. I’m off to Greece, and I’m going to be bringing you three videos. one from Athens, one from Meccos, another from Santorinia. So until then continue watching Krishna’s chap. I always try and get a window seat so that I can look down and get what I call is the sky view of every place that I pass by. They’re absolutely stunning, I would say. [Music] Of course, it’s breakfast time. This aircraft is 747. Queen of the skies they say is one of my favorites. Just booked the cabinet engine and got permission to go up to the top deck. And uh just to show you how it looks like from there. [Music] That’s the topic. [Music] Okay. Unfortunately, it’s a bit dark. [Music] And now it’s time to get ready to get off at Frankfurt and then begin my second leg of the journey, Frankfurt to Athens. [Music] And there you have the queen of the skies, Nor’s glory. So we all set to go to be landing there in about 2 and 1/2 hours and more from there. [Music] treated to some great hospitality on Aian Airlines. The first time I was taking one and of course great view of the Aian Sea from the top and that I guess is the the airport. We’re going to turn around, go over the Aian Sea and then land right in Athens International Airport. [Music] Do like, subscribe and share. It motivates me in making more such videos. What you’re seeing here is exactly what I saw. No color adjustments, nothing whatsoever. Exactly as seen. [Music] Finally, we’ve landed here in Athens and I’ve got Hercules. Hercules is here. Yes, Hercules, you can say hi to us. Hi. Hi. How are you? Good. Yes. So, he’s going to be escorting us to the hotel. Okay, just to get it right, it is Athena in Greek and Athens, right? Athens in English. Athens in English. Athena 40 minutes to get to the hotel and Herculas at the wheel. Herculas is a pleasure. Yeah. Thank you. And as you said, it’s Athena, right? Athena. Yes. Athena and Athens in English. In English. Exactly. So to the Athens Capital Hotel. Yes. And how far is the city center from here from the airport? It’s about 35 kilometers. Okay. And the hotel that we’re going now, it’s exactly in the center of Athens near to the parliament. Okay. So all the sightseeing areas are close by. All everything is close by and the center of Athens. That’s the name is Sindagma Square. Synindma Square. Synindma Square. Synindma Square. Exactly. Everything is close by. You going to see a proper list. You can see the garden. Yes. And the parliament also I think parliament of course the change of guards change every hour. Then you can go to monastery area is the ancient shops. Okay. The cultural walk. Exactly. And then you can go to pla. Okay. Also very ancient roads. Mhm. for walking and with little souvenir shops around and many very many little taverns. Okay. With uh traditional Greek food. Oh, good. So, we’re going to have quite good time here. After that, we’re going to go to Meos and then, of course, Santo. Yes, of course. You can’t lose that. is the highway that connects airports. Okay. [Music] Interestingly, his name is Hercules in English, but in Greek it is, right? Yes. Okay. So, that that’s how it’s pronounced. This is the beginning of the town center. [Music] So, yes. So we we’re in the heart of the city right there. You may tell us what are buildings around or any important landmarks and keep going now. You see this is on the right is the the west and I will show you after that right here on the right. It’s an opera pool. This one here. Yes. Oprah. The central opa in in Greece. Okay. That one. So keep going. On the left you see a very big building there. Okay. And then there on the left up there you see this big building. Okay. This is the old Hilton. Okay. It’s from 1950s this hotel. Oh, I see. Okay. You see a glass building right at the end there. Yeah. This is the National Gallery. Okay. That’s the old built in the 50s. Then National Gallery right at the end. Look like the trees. See this? That’s the National Gallery. The glass building. The glass building. And this statue here is by glass. It’s built by glass from the runner. It’s an runner. The runner is from the marathon. Okay. Marathon starts in nothing. Okay. Shows the way that people in Athens react. We are in hurry every people in Athens are always in hurry. I think it’s the same in India. We’re all in hurry all the time. So the same thing everywhere. It’s a war museum. Oh, that’s a war museum. War museum. Yes. This is the main street. And what did you say? These are embassies on this road. Embassies. Embassies and museums. Okay. So that’s the National Gardens. National Gardens. Yes. It’s very big and it leads to the high here is the hotel on the end of this road. Mhm. We see the oldest hotel Britannia. You see this big building down there. Okay. This is Grand Hotel in Athens. Right up there. [Music] Okay, so we are at the hotel. Well, it’s time to get some rest and then of course get ready to go around and see the city. More of that and much more in the coming videos. Until then, I do use amigos. [Music]
Greece has always fascinated me and visiting that country was on my bucket list. Here in this video you get to see a good part of my getting there from Bangalore and then driving down into the City Centre.
I took the Bangalore- Frankfurt- Athens route as that most suited my requirement and I could get on board the Boeing 747. See more of that on this video and do not forget to check out the upcoming videos too. The next in will include a city tour of Athens and a lot more.
The following sites would be able to give you more details:
https://www.lufthansa.com/in/en/homepage
https://en.aegeanair.com
https://www.visitgreece.gr/
Cheers.
KT