Athens. I’m just saying it won’t be terrible to spend a few days there.

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I loved Athens. I expected it to be dirty, and, well, "shitty," and it wasn't at all in my experience.

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It's "shitty" but I didn't think it was much different than New Orleans.

I've been to way shittier international locales so Athens was cool enough. I kinda like shitty places

OP, you can get what you want done in 2 full days if you need to do it that quickly.

I'd say 2-3 days max. After the Parthenon and a few museums, its just I wouldn't know what else to do.

Monastiraki square is cool though. Lots of cool shops and restaurants.

The islands are way cooler.

Rhodes, thank me later.

In Athens, stay near Syntagma or Moastiraki perhaps the Astor or the Attalos.

Go to the Central Market early one morning.