Emily and Cam’s Excellent Adventure (in Athens and Rome, of course!)

Emily and Cam talk about their recent trip to Athens and Rome in an episode that features some talk about marathons, tsipouro, and cats.Visit our homepage to subscribe, to find us on social media, and to contact us by email:https://havetogawilltravel.comFor images of the Museum of the Forma Urbis, visit our blog post:https://havetogawilltravel.com/blog/the-museum-of-the-forma-urbisLinks to some of the places we mention in this episode:Athena’s CookParadosiako SerronNoctua BrewingEsthioΒαυβώ (Vafvo)Hotel Santa MariaSan Clemente Archaeological ZoneMuseum of the Forma Urbis----------00:10 - Introduction01:25 - Our second walk through the Athens Marathon01:38 - Faliro: tourist sites, getting there, and the Marathon Expo05:06 - Carb loading before the Marathon06:32 - The trip to Marathon and the wait in the Stadium09:27 - The race itself (drinking tsipouro in the footsteps of Spiridon Louis!)15:19 - Our stay in Athens15:41 - How we travel17:11 - Old neighborhoods (Plaka and Monastiraki) and ancient sites (the Acropolis and the Theatre of Dionysus)19:01 - A field trip to Ilion (the Athens suburb, not Troy!) to eat at Paradosiako Serron21:06 - Modern Athens: Pangrati23:23 - Modern Athens: Koukaki and its restaurants (including Esthio) and our view of the Acropolis29:36 - Modern Athens: Neos Kosmos and Βαυβώ33:41 - Our Stay in Rome33:53 - Rome’s “feel” compared to Athens: geography and tourism35:39 - Trastevere and the Hotel Santa Maria37:12 - Culture shock: coffee and language issues40:01 - The Archaeological Zone at San Clemente43:45 - Castel Sant’Angelo44:42 - The Museum of the Forma Urbis46:34 - Wandering the city (and the Temple of Vibia Sabina and Hadrian)49:30 - Hangin’ on the Janiculum50:26 - Wrap-up