Just take the electric train and get off at Omonia Square. It is a three-mile walk to the train station in Faliro, but it takes us along the waterfront and through some interesting village streets. The station is near Stadium Karaiskaki, the home of the famous Olympiakos soccer team. Across the road, in the middle of a waterfront park, there is a smaller stadium. The train arrives in a few minutes and we climb on, but there are no seats available.
Most people stand during the peak traffic hours.
As we travel rapidly between neighborhood stops, we see several archeological sites being excavated near the train tracks. It seems that there are artifacts of ancient civilizations practically everywhere in this city. When we arrive at the Omonia Square station, we are literally at the crossroads of Athens. Stadiou, Patision, Panepistimiou, Tritis Septemvriou, Piraeos, Athenas and Ayiou Konstantinou Streets end in or start from the great traffic circle at Omonia. So, as you can imagine, the traffic is horrific and noisy.