{hen party in Athens}

What better way to spend an afternoon then having a hen party at a spa in Athens? As you know, I was in Athens for a good friend's wedding. Since all of us were coming from all over, we decided to have a hen party the day before the wedding. I organised a spa afternoon at a spa in central Athens, which was divine. Fish Spa Athens, is clean & lovely, but the best part was that the staff were so friendly. Fotis, who I did all the organising with was so helpful, after I kept chopping & changing times & the amount of people. I only knew the bride, so trying to organise 8 girls coming from the UK, America, Jordan, Hungary, Germany and I can't remember from where else, was a bit of a task!
The prices were really reasonable, and they let us bring in champagne (& they provided proper glasses); we also brought in food & they were just so happy to accommodate us. I got a full body massage and a pedicure and manicure...it was all so very relaxing after a few very busy months.
Even better, they took loads of photos of all of us, so we've got pics to remember it by.

{I bought some hats, a tiara & made a little 'bride badge' before I left}

{the bride, arriving at the spa}

{at fish spa!!}

{we went to a variety of places for drinks/dinner: we started in central Athens}

{then ate dinner at this lovely place in Piraeus, with these lovely tiles--it was incredibly cheap & oh so good!}

we finished the night having drinks at the seaside in Piraeus...

such a lovely day!

xo

L

{athenian markets}

One of the best things to do in Athens is just walk around the streets--there's plenty to see (& buy!), from leather sandals to olives to antiques. It can be a bit overwhelming in the heat of the day, but I love this kind of thing. The pictures will tell it much more eloquently than I ever could, so with that, here's some feast for the eyes:

{crazy antique/junk shops all over the place}

{from the sea to the table}

{greek salad made from fresh ingredients}

{the fish cooked, at an excellent restaurant in Piraeus, overlooking the sea}

{beautiful lamp street off of Ermou St. in central Athens}

{meat market!}

{I bought some olive soap here}

{pet food supply store}

{walking the streets...}

{sandals!}

{more olives--can you ever have enough?}

will post more on the wedding soon, 

xo

L