Athens for a day

Jane

I was on my own in April last year. You will be very safe. I just make sure I do what I do in any city, look like you know where you are going, don't stand around with maps (mind you we did that in Belfast recently and each time several people came along asking if we needed help). The bus stops outside the Parliment building and you can catch it there again for the return trip. You buy the ticket at a booth then punch it on the bus. Athens Airport site gives details of times. If you are travelling on with the same airline you won't have to bother with left luggage but I was in & out of the airport and left luggage within half an hour. You can't get lost as you can orientate around the Acropolis. The shops and streets were lovely and quiet, just a few tourists around. In fact a couple of shops addressed me in Greek to start off with as they were still in Winter mode.