Athens... by the sea.

Change of scenery as we are visiting Athens for a few days, combining work, friends and family. No mountains this time, this is a walk by the coastline :)

And this is the look of a confused (countryside raised) dog that can't understand why it takes so long for all these cars to pass and why we have to wait. Truth is that these traffic lights last really long. We are in Palaio Faliro, a southern neighbor of Athens and we are ready to cross the busy coastal avenue that will take us to the beach.

I am a fan of the city center and whenever I have to stay in another neighborhood than the ones we used to live, I find it difficult to adjust. The great advantage of this place though, that is not very far from the city center tbh, is how close to the sea it is. In just a couple of minutes, and some intense cat looks, you are next to the beach and you can completely forget the big city, especially during a working day.

Cloudy weather, it is raining while I am writing this post but we were lucky enough to enjoy our walk dry and happy.

This is not the typical photo you expect to see from Athens in late January, but yes, like this lady in the photo below, many people are swimming.

Others are selling fishes and octopuses they just caught.

Or filming. And this lady is feeding the pigeons every single morning for several years now.

Most people are walking.

@fotostef was explaining to me what "decisive moment" in photography is and moments later I had this super cute cat, a true star, walking with style wile a man was swimming at the background :) I love synchronicity!

Another star, a bit of a bully though when seagulls approached :/

A bit more walking and we are heading to a yacht marina, Floisvos Marina.

A place with... yachts and cafes. Too cloudy for people to sit out at the tables, all the other days plenty of people like to take their morning coffee here. The temperature fell under 15°C and this means the beginning of the winter for us. It was about time...

You can see a neighborhood of Piraeus at the background.

Walking back through the park and enjoying the moody wintery colors.

And the colorful outfits to uplift the mood :)

Walking with the dog doesn't give me much time and space for all the photos I want to take, especially cat photos. They are everywhere! Cats rule this city and every neighborhood.