Athens Greeknotes 26 Jul

Writing this on the balcony in in balmy 28ºC evening – this week started with really hot high 30’s and cooled down each day with a finally of a massive storm on friday. A 22ºC tonic! I even put a sweater on to sit outside on thursday eve for the first time in months. Check out this video of tourists up the parthenon caught mid-storm lol: I’ve been stuck inside working and sheltering from the intense heat/wild storm – no eating out or beers all week. The end of the world cup ruined the excuse for a midweek pint. Only one run, on wednesday morning — a 10k from 7-8am which was still hot enough to require me to wring out my running vest into a foul puddle of sweat to the delight of the commuters at victoria metro station. Stopped for a peinirli in the best bakery in nea ionia on the way back, undoing about 500 calories of good work I am being gradually devoured by mosquitoes Having a rum time of it with mosquito bites this year, I have to change in to long trousers and socks every evening…