We were met by Romanos’s parents, who helped us carry our bags up the stairs, and gave us a rundown of the apartment. It was a bit difficult to focus because we couldn’t take our eyes off the beautiful garden paradise, just outside our door! Maria, his mother, brought us a freshly made egg and herb frittata with delicious feta cheese, because, “You’ve been traveling. You must be hungry!”
When Romanos got there, he sat with us for at least 45 minutes and went over a wonderful map that he had marked with local coffee bars, restaurants, grocery stores, museums, etc., and just talked to us about Athens. It was our first time there, so this was much appreciated!
We fell totally in love with the apartment, Romanos’ family, and the neighborhood of Exarchia. If we ever return to Athens, we hope we can stay here again!