This is the Greek mega-thread. To start it off here is some helpful advice on useful apps you may want to download if you are in Greece for a while or if you go regularly:---------------------------------------------------------------More.com(formerly Viva.gr) Get info on and purchase ferry tickets, concerts, movies, sports events OASA Telematics - buses in Athens FREENOW(formerly Beat) - taxis, sort of like the Greek Uber for taxis only Efood.gr - Greek Grubhub, seamless for ordering third party food delivery(though in certain regions of Greece like many islands they use another app)
>>2733882I’m from the USA and in Greece. I want mobile service from a Greek/Greece based mobile company. 1. Normally I go to the people at Omonia or Syntagma squares that offer discounted mobile programs from the providers active in Greece. But I arrived very late yesterday. And today is Sunday and I don’t know if they’d be out today. Should I bother going to Syntagma?2. I finally got an e-sim based phone. Would I just be able to sign up myself online since I don’t even need to receive a SIM card? I’d prefer Cosmote since most of my relatives in Greece use it and they have the most extensive network. But I will also travel to Albania most likely and possibly Israel. 3. I just checked by iOS cellular settings and for network selection it listed Vodafone GR. What does that mean? Can I get on Vodafone’s local network without going to a store? My American provider sent this misleading message about their extortionist rates:—————————————-“Hi, it's AT&T. Great news! You have our best international package, International Day Pass, on this line. This means you can use your phone like you do at home with unlimited talk/text and the data included in your AT&T plan for $12/day. Pay only for the days used abroad with a max of 10 daily fees per line per bill. Additional lines used the same day are only $6/day. For details, go to att.com/IDPTravelTips (ENG). …”
>>2733882I really liked the metro trains in Athens, very good design. Public transport I found it to be quite decent, I did not ride the tram despite wanting too. I got off at Monastiraki and walked it to the Acropolis. I really enjoyed the museum. I did not like seeing that one African roaming outside the station. That is one too many.
>>2733892There are many more than one African roaming outside the Monasteraki metro station.
>>2733896I swear there was just that one African roaming outside the station with his goofy expression. I did not want him anywhere near me. After walking away from him I finally felt that I could experience Greece with wonder, anticipation and enthusiasm. The Agora, lyceum, library and the Acropolis as a whole. So glad I could experience and savour the moment. I ate so many pastries, souvlaki and yeeros I actually ordered Greek style coleslaw at the restaurant in the museum. Nice salad. I specifically avoided eye contact and proximity with travelling diversity hires, I wanted to concentrate on the beauty and wonder of Greece.
>>2733899Greeks don’t eat coleslaw. So there is no Greek style of it.Also you are a flaming racist.
>>2733901>Greeks don’t eat coleslaw. So there is no Greek style of it.The restaurant listed the ingredients which were akin to coleslaw. >Also you are a flaming racist.Spare me your outrage r*dditor. I expect to authentically enjoy travelling and comfortably instead paying thousands to see "diversity". I changed perspective, I concentrate on the beauty and the "diversity" vanishes into the ether like it never exited. I feel happy passing by Greeks, European and North American tourists. It sparks joy.
>>2733888I was able to get mobile internet after all. I went to Omonia station and some lady had a deal for Nova, but they didn’t support e-sim. There was no offering mobile plans at Syntagma station, but I found another lady offering Vodafone for 13€ but they charged 10€ since I had e-sim. My package had 30 gb of mobile data, 200 sms messages and unlimited talk within Greece(and I think the EU).
>>2734090Vodafone is a popular choice in Greece. Plenty of cafes that I have been to have wifi as well. While I did not call or browse much on the go the prepaid amounts lasted me for a while despite opting for the $10. Syntagma I like, Omonia is okay too just be careful and you are okay.
Before I left for Greece I started working out semi regularly again. Is there a national chain of gyms in Greece that is good? I’ll be here for about a month and traveling a bit throughout the country.I tried searching on Google maps and it didn’t seem like any good gyms were around. Also as usual even in their largest city they have seem to have almost no 24 hours, 7 days a week gym, while even in my American suburb there are 24/7 gyms.>>2734129Most Greeks don’t have unlimited data plans so many stores offer WiFi for customers.
>>2733882Lots of hotels I stay at in Greece have these espresso makers that use single serving pods. I like the taste of coffee, but I don’t want the health downsides and sleep cycle disruption of caffeine. If I go to a Greek supermarket, would I be able to find decaf pods to brew?
>>2733882Are those Skroutz lockers reliable and shipping fast? I want to get my uncle in Korinthos a gift of a high end Theragun massage gun, but I’d rather not waste time hunting for it and buying it on vacation. I’ve had a nightmare in the past where I tried having a Forclaz stuff sack messenger bag( https://www.decathlon.com/products/backpacking-compact-15-liter-travel-messenger-bag-travel-100-309862?variant=31629364232254 )shipped to my Athens hotel so I wouldn’t waste time going to a Decathlon store. But it took over 20 days to arrive with shitty Γενική Ταχυδρομείο and the hotel clerk finally called when I was in a taxi heading to the airport so I told the hotel staff to keep it.
