Giant Bomb's Greek Members, I Need Some Suggestions...

 
Yahsu and kaleespera all. I am off to Greece next week for a short break and was wondering if any of the fGrecians we have on Giant Bomb could recommend a few places, particularly those that are off the tourist trail?. I'm heading to Athens but I do have four days free to travel around, so everywhere is in reach really.
 
By the way, just so you know, I am so on your side as far as the whole Elgin marbles thing. I may be British but I'm also well aware we are thieving scumbags that have stolen from many truly "great" cultures around the world. And continue to do so.
 
Anyway, I would really appreciate any help,

Efcareesto!

 
PS: If you could recommend some food dishes I would appreciate that too

Dolmadakias ftw.

 http://www.athensguide.com/
 
A lot of good tips in here.

Do you like olives? Greeks do. A lot.
 
They like seafood don't they?

British thieve..
 
j/k, enjoy your trip duder! I hear their big fat weddings are a hoot ;)

"  http://www.athensguide.com/  A lot of good tips in here. "

" British thieve.. j/k, enjoy your trip duder! I hear their big fat weddings are a hoot ;) "

 @Linkyshinks: 
Just trying  to lend a hand. I went to Greece back in '05, but I'll be damned if I could remember all the off the beaten path hotspots. I did go to a couple of places in that guide, though.

"  @Linkyshinks:  Just trying  to lend a hand. I went to Greece back in '05, but I'll be damned if I could remember all the off the beaten path hotspots. I did go to a couple of places in that guide, though. "

 They are, I've actually been to one when I was younger, great food and hot women, I faintly recall :)      I woke up on a mattress and found two beautiful ladies feeding me stuff, not food, nor body parts :) "

My friend went to Greece this summer to visit some family members there, I'll ask him where some good places are.

" @Linkyshinks said: 

 They are, I've actually been to one when I was younger, great food and hot women, I faintly recall :)      I woke up on a mattress and found two beautiful ladies feeding me stuff, not food, nor body parts :) "

...but what else is the-?            o_o "

" My friend went to Greece this summer to visit some family members there, I'll ask him where some good places are. "

He says the islands Crete and Mikonos are good places to visit

is Crete an option?
if so you really should go to Knossos

" is Crete an option? if so you really should go to Knossos "

We won those marbles fair and square.  They knew the risk when they agreed to play for keepsies.

" We won those marbles fair and square.  They knew the risk when they agreed to play for keepsies. "

When are you coming? Earthdance Crete Festival is on Sept 25-26. For off the beaten path stuff try the plakias and fragokastelo areas, many great beaches to find and stuff. Then again the weather's just turned to shit these days so beaches may not be what you can visit...

My sister just came back from Milos island with her fiance and they said they had a great time there too.

Edit: Nm, saw the date, guess you'll miss the festival.

" When are you coming? Earthdance Crete Festival is on Sept 25-26. For off the beaten stuff try the plakias and fragokastelo areas, many great solitary beaches and stuff. Then again the weather's just turned to shit these days so beaches may not be what you can visit...Edit: Nm, saw the date, guess you'll miss it. "

It was a marbles joke, but whatevs.  We did come back a century later and liberate their country - seems like a fair trade.

My grandpa came from Mykonos and I spent 2 weeks there last year and I loved it. Go there if anything. And I love pastichio, so you have to have that.

" It was a marbles joke, but whatevs.  We did come back a century later and liberate their country - seems like a fair trade. "

I was referring to the process whereby Greece went from surrendering to Germany and being an occupied nation, to no longer being an occupied nation, due to the German forces having to retreat in the face of the oncoming Allied and Soviet advance.  
 
Which part were you having trouble with?

So, you won the war all by yourselves and consider yourselves "the" (not even "among" the) liberators of any part that was once occupied by Germans and left alone with the German retreat? Nice, especially since you had the grand alternative of, um, not fighting in a World War?

Oh and thanks for sticking kings in the motherland of Democracy.

Well we arrived this morning, took a trip to the Acropolis and had a good look at the Parthenon, which was amazing despite all the scaffolding all over the place. Then we went the National Museum, which we both actually found to be pretty cool. It really opened my eyes to how diverse Ancient Greek culture and art is throughout the various periods. It's raining now but later I were heading down to the foot of the Acropolis and dining al fresco, there seem to be some great taverna's around there. I had a awesome kebab earlier, or should I say Gyros.
 
On another note. F***!, the pollution here in Athens is ridiculous!, I thought London was bad, but this feels twice as worse! It's been a sticky day today, quite humid at times. The weather is looking up for tomorrow and Wednesday though.

 

Yeah, I wanna go to the new Acropolis Museum too some time.

I mean, Greece is so beautiful, why not just walk around and find things for yourself?

Kratos would show you a damn good time.

" Yeah, I wanna go to the new Acropolis Museum too some time. "

@Bruce

" I mean, Greece is so beautiful, why not just walk around and find things for yourself? "

Just don't say you're Turkish, you'll be fine.

I am Greek myself but have never been to Greece. I don't like that, I really should go one day. I am thinking of visiting this summer. I heard Mykonos is a great island though.

" Just don't say you're Turkish, you'll be fine. "

@RHCPfan24

" I am Greek myself but have never been to Greece. I don't like that, I really should go one day. I am thinking of visiting this summer. I heard Mykonos is a great island though. "