Athens, baby!

I'm in Athens! I've been here a couple of days already and I'm having a blast! The first couple of days were rainy but now it's very sunny, and the air smells like ocean and orange blossoms. My first day I checked into the hostel and wandered around the plaka a bit, then I went back and met the three French girls that were staying in my room. On Wednesday we walked through the acropolis together then spent the rest of the day shopping in tourist-trap plaka, which was awesome because I bought some funky sandals and a Greek peasant blouse. That night we went to a greasy spoon that really reminds me of Dancing Zorbas in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. It's run by a family and the woman is a typical Greek mom. It doesn't look like much inside, but they are so friendly and the food is amazing. So far, I've eaten there every night since then.
Yesterday, I was going to go on a tour to nafplio that was organized by the hostel, but it was canceled. There were also transit strikes, so I couldn't get there myself. Instead, I went with the French girls up this hill that has a chapel, and you can see the whole city. I walked down alone because it was so beautiful, and I loved to see the olive trees, aloe plants, sage and Rosemary growing wild. We met up for dinner again and then went for drinks in keramikos, which is super trendy. There was a duo playing covers of Greek pop songs, which was followed by a drag show. Wonderfully bizarre! I swear too, I've learned more French than Greek this trip! I'm motivated to try to totally relearn back in Berlin. It was a new years resolution anyway.
Today, I went to the agora with another French guy. My camera died early on...I think it's broken...but he kindly offered to send me photos. After we walked quite a distance to the archaeological museum, and it was totally worth it. It houses all the artifacts that come from the sites you visit in Athens as well as the rest of Greece..,at least, all the artifacts that weren't plundered over the years.
My tour to Delphi tomorrow has been cancelled, so I'm going to try to go on my own...,wish me luck!