As you approach the end of the shopping streets, this was the beginning of the street called Monastiraki (please look for metro station Monastiraki on a map if you cannot locate it by first try).
There were quite a number of gyros shops here, so I got one - lamb and beef. Succulent, very tasty!
As I ambled along Monastiraki area, I bumped into a girl whom I also saw walking by herself at the Acropolis site during the morning half. I decided to introduce myself to Anastasia. Together, we decide to walk over to Psiri area (nearby street, please find on map) as Anastasia wanted to try the famous souvlaki place there. I was game.
It was really nice to have some company for a change. Here you will see the actual streets of Athens, the walls are covered with grafitti. Most of the buildings in the city are covered with this. So I decided to take a picture of a Greek guy at his art.
And finally Anastasia and I found the souvlaki place :) What a nice time, by the time we finished the meai, it was already about 5-something in the afternoon. Decided to part ways as I still have to make my way back to the hotel & had heard some stories about cab drivers overcharging. I was left with 2 choices. Either take the metro and then walk back to hotel, OR take the taxi at the Monastiraki area. There was a street where the taxis all lined up (near the Monastiraki metro station). I decided to take the taxi from here. I asked first how much to Melia, and the nice taxi driver said 3-4 euros. I took it & paid him 5 euros instead for this nice experience. My day was almost made. Check out the souvlaki meal Anastasia had :)
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