A stroll through ancient history in just a minute of your time

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Taggers spare no surface in Athens’ gritty Exarchia district, where a wag with his spray paint declared that “You are original as a tourist in an Airbnb in Exarchia!!” But besides hosting the National Archaeological Museum, the district abounds with second-hand bookstores, comic-book shops and cafes with character.

ATHENS IS ALL ABOUT ANTIQUITIES, and most tourists flock to the Acropolis Museum. It’s a good museum, full of artifacts from the city’s most famous archaeological site.

But Greece’s lesser known, less-crowded, somewhat off-the-beaten-track National Archaeological Museum lured me to the gritty and counterculturist Exarchia district, thanks to a tip from my brother, Doug, along with the author of a Moon guidebook I’ve been using.

I could write a lot about what I saw in my two hours at the museum, and it might sound quite academic and informative — and set you snoring.

Instead, I’ve put together this lively video snippet. I find that a travel outing is often a montage of memories, of quick impressions. Sort of like this:

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Published by Brian J. Cantwell

A former travel and outdoors editor at The Seattle Times, I'm now exploring Washington's San Juan Islands on my classic runabout and trying not to smash my fingers with the hammer while I fix up my island cabin.

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