We spent a wonderful week at Orestes' apartment in the Thiseio section of Athens. To begin, his parents welcomed us from the balcony as we walked down the street in near darkness. They greeted us by carrying our bags to the apartment, giving us a bottle of wine and jar of honey, and proceeded to inform us of the area sights. The apartment had every convenience, even extra batteries in case the TV remote went out. The area is wonderful to experience the ancient sites and get to know Monastiraki and Plaka; we walked everywhere. In the morning we would go to the corner bakery, Thiseio Bakery, and buy fresh bread/croissants for breakfast; of course, we came to know the owners and promised to return next year. On our last day, we walked a few blocks to a cafe on the perimeter of the park surrounding the Acropolis, ordered ouzo and our favorite fava dip and gazed up at the ancient site.We highly recommend the apartment and hope to return some day!