We made it to the required attractions here in Athens; we visited an island; we drove up to Delphi and experienced the charm of Arachova. It’s been go! Go! Go! We’re tired, and today was a day to relax. Do we go to a beach? Do we head to an island for more discovery? In the end, on L’s urging (she’s picked most of our adventures, and she’s chosen excellently), we went to Lake Vouliagmeni just south of Athens. We considered renting a car, but who wants to drive in Athens again?
“It would take an hour and a half by public transport,” we told the kids, not sure whether or not it would discourage them. It did not. “That’s fine.” So our journey today was a typical city journey: we walked a few blocks to our Victoria (Βικτώρια) metro station where we took the metro a few stations to catch the 122 bus down to Vouliagmenil. We weren’t the only ones with that idea, though, and soon the bus was positively packed as we crawled through southern-Athens traffic.
“This gives you an idea of what it was like for me to be a student in Krakow,” K explained to the kids
Once at the lake, we discovered what the Garra Rufa fish do: they’re also known as doctor fish or nibble fish, and they do just that. Within moments of entering the water, I looked down to see they’d completely covered my legs. Once I eased into the water completely and relaxed, they swarmed my arms, my chest, my back. It was strangely addictive.
We ended up staying there for hours: none of us really wanted to leave.
