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Reply to "Greece & Turkey: Athens, Istanbul, Mykonos, et al"

I can see now why I've never heard people rave about Athens the way they do about Rome, Paris, Berlin, London or New York. When you take away the ancient ruins and a few old neighborhoods near the Acropolis, you are left with largely an ugly city composed of plain and ugly box-like buildings. Lots and lots of them. I couldn't even date them with a specific era, there were just so many dingy white, beige and off-white buildings with no character whatsoever that I couldn't keep track. I've enjoyed every second I've been here, but I can see that once you've hit the ruins and a few key museums you've more or less done this town. Still, I enjoy the energy and hustle-bustle and industrial feel, so very much like our own gotham.

Tonight we hit the streets to seek out the queer bars before heading off to our island cruise tomorrow. We asked a queen in some mens underwear shop for tips on where to go.
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