The ferry journey from Santorini to Athens took a good 10 hours. Tough. Many people actually slept on the floor to sleep the journey away. The moment we landed in Athens, we went straight to get the ferry ticket to Bari, Italy. We were thinking whether to get the 25 euro berth ticket or the 70 euro couch ticket. We ended up getting the 70 euro couch ticket. The boarding point will be at Patras.
We didn’t go back to Aphrodite Hostel but stayed in a hostel near town, think if I am not wrong it is called Argo Hostel, near Omonia Station.
This is the trip advisor link about the hostel:
http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Hotel_Review-g189400-d1799854-Reviews-Argo_Hostel-Athens_Attica.html
I don’t feel safe walking around the neighbourhood. Very scared in fact. The hostel room is not bad though. At least it is nearer to the metro station compared to the first one.
The next day we took a long distance bus from Athens to Patras. I had a plate of butter rice in the bus station and it tasted awful.
We passed by the very famous Gefyra Isthmou, the manmade canal separating Athens and Patra.
We reached Patras in the afternoon. The ferry will only depart at 630pm. There is nothing much in Patras. We had an early dinner of fish and chip before boarding the ferry. I must say this is the best fish and chip with coke that I ever had. Partly because we are hungry, partly because we are excited about the journey to Italy. The ferry set sail punctually. At night, all those people holding 25 euro ticket came to our couch room to sleep anyway, so much for our 70 euro ticket.
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