We are so stoked to be starting this new travel series on our channel! We had such a great time strolling around the historic capital of Greece! If you're excited for more Greece content make sure you are subscribed and click the bell for notifications. It really helps us as well, THANK YOU! 🥰

The movements of the "evzones" ,the guards of the monument in front of the parliament has nothing to do with dance and it is full of symbolism. They walk slowly out of respect for those who gave their lives fighting for our country. They hit the floor so that the dead can "hear" their children who live on, due to their sacrifice. They create a bridge with their legs when they walk one towards the other in order to show that the nation needs unity in order to progress. They form the number 4 with their legs to remember the 4 centuries of enslavement ...this and many more. And of course they look so serious because it is the ultimate honor to be a guard there. As for the pon-pons that you mentioned, that was a trick our ancestors used, to hide something that served as a weapon on their shoe, back in the days of the Turkish conquest, since they were not allowed to carry guns. I thought that I should let you know a few things about evzones to make you understand why they are so different from the guards you have seen so far.

In Athens, according to the law, no building is allowed to be taller than the Acropolis. That’s the main reason why if you get high enough you can see pretty much everything from the city.

As a greek living in greece, I must say this video brought me tears and I m not sure why.. Living in Athens is kinda difficult for many reasons, so I guess sometimes we forget that our city has a beautiful side as well. Thanks for this trip, and I m glad you enjoyed it here ;)

Greece and Rome my favorites

6:14 Agora means marketplace but also means (and this is how the word was used in Ancient Greece) forum, because in agora ancient Athenians met to discuss politics. I hope you had a great time in my home country 😉

I'm so excited for the new series! Greece is among the top countries I want to visit. I'll watch and rewatch all videos 😁😁.. Those foods look amazing, btw. I'm dying to try that coconut feta cheese and that falafel wrap looks stunning! Greece seems to have such good vibes and the history, the mythology, no need to say anything, what a country! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

We were there this past June for two weeks and it truly is an amazing city. It was HOT. Even locals said it was hotter than usual. We were also amazed at all the graffiti. We did three days walking the city and then three days with a car. An amazing trip. Thanks for sharing your visit. Even though it has only been a month we have been back it brought back so many wonderful memories.

I have 2 sons that will be there in a few weeks they are 18 and this is thier first abroad trip to Greece. Thank you so much for this!!

Probably the best video about Greece I have seen. So proud to be Greek!

So excited for this Greece series!! It’s a top bucket list place for me! Loved the night lapse of the ruins. Very beautiful!

Ich liebe Athen! Einer der schönsten und aufregensten Städte in Europa!❤ Tolles Video, Danke!

Great video! As a Greek I like it that more foreigners so their appreciation for Athens and other greek cities, because most just stay for a little while just to get to the islands and while that's not a bad thing, cities like Athens and Thessaloniki are underrated and have much to offer 😉

Wow ..am excited to see the the beauty of Greece. Very unique place. You both amazing sammy and tommy . When i was in high school learning literature about Greece now you show us here in different places in Greece so great to see. Love to see your travel experiences .Keep safe to the both of you. Enjoy😘😘😊

Congratulations. That was the most enjoyable and beautiful video of your adventure. As an Australian of Greek descent, it made me weep with happiness. I recalled my first pilgrimage way back in 1991. It took my breath away then, and watching your video, it takes breath now. I will be booking my flights to return shortly! 😊 Enjoy your travels. May they they be safe and happy, I look forward to seeing more. 😊

This is the first of your videos I watched. This is incredible. So much loving energy and enthusiasm. I love the mix between the grand monuments, the grungy back streets, the personal moments and meals, the majestic wide shots, the close ups, travel tips. It has it all!

The evil eye is a thing which exists in Greece since antiquity, or even the bronze age, more than 2,000 years before the Turks appear in this region. The ancient Greeks called it "vaskania" and there're references on this in the works of Aristotle, Hesiod, Callimachus, Plato, Plutarch, Heliodorus, etc. The earliest known belief in the power of the evil eye appears on Chalcidian drinking vessels, from Chalkidice Greece.

The thing about Greece that most tourists may not be aware of is that you only get ever get to see half of it. Athens is the ancient cultural centre but Constantinople is the medieval and Renaissance capital, now sadly in Turkey. So, unlike other European countries that developed around a single centralised region, Greece's history & cultural heritage have been split in two.

While you are in Greece 🇬🇷 you guys should visit Zante (Zakyinthos)

Great video!Congratulations. There are many Museums in Athens.Αpart from the Acropolis museum , are wonderful National Archaeological Museum , Cycladic art museum , Benaki's museum , Byzantine museum. Thank you.

Great video. Just remember, after visiting Greece everywhere else in the world will feel kind of boring 🙂

Awesome guys! Beautiful place

thank you for coming in Greece 🇬🇷 💙

Wow you guys, you definitely delivered the vibe of the city! Excellent job!!

Excelent presentation of our city,thank you🇬🇷🌸🇬🇷

im from Greeceand im so happy that you came here and loved my town and countryy

such a great video, so good and so relatable . love you guys and I really appreciate your work :)

The Evzoni have this weird choregraphy in order to keep the blood flow moving. Especially since they have to stay still for long time. Athens is so flat as you said and the wider area is called "Attic's basin" cause of that. The eye you took is not called "the evil eye". It's simply an eye that protects you from the "evil eye", those who are jealous of you etc. Souvlaki and Gyros is Pork, that's why we love it so much. The best meat for the masses. The last years Greece has awaken concerning food, and in most lists we're now in the first place worldwide, Italy second or Greece second, Italy first. It was about time to start advertising our kitchen. Anyway, thank you Zeus for making us Greek. We owe you one, big time! Do we live in the most beautiful country or what? Objectively! Athens, Islands, Chalkidiki, Meteora. Mountains, rivers, forests and of course our glorious history. The cleanest beaches with the most blue-flag awards. The Caribbean of Europe! Blessed land indeed. Most fleeting tourists know the most obvious places, but other Europeans knowing Greece pretty well, we have places for instance, like Cephalonia/Zakynthos that only British visit, other Places only Germans, only Polish, Balkanians visit mostly Chalkidiki in Northern Greece and so on. It's funny. None should miss Meteora, especially young beautiful couples like you. You could go there for stargazing on top of an amazing Rock with your other half and become one with our Pantheon. Just watch out for your girl 'cause Zeus is a bit sneaky, the womanizer! hehe!

Awesome video! Hopefully you have time to go to Delos Island too.

Shout out to Sammy and Tommy in Greece!!!

What a cool experience! Ah the foooooood! ( and that timelapse is epic!)

Loved it! Can’t wait to see the series.

hello to both of you, sincerely sorry for Sammy we hope she has fully recovered after this impressive walk in Singapore and wish you to continue a pleasant trip in Europe and more precisely in Greece. take care and see you next vlog.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful travel and with so much positivity too. I enjoyed this video so much, and yeah, I’m now a subscriber!

You two did a marvelous job exploring Athens! Your comments and perspective were very interesting.

Love this and looking forward to the series Greece series love how you guys are so relatable kinda remind us of us a little lol

"ah, same as in turkey, so cool" not that cool really, reason why so many thigs are the same is cause half of turkey used to be greece. not a pleasant story.

Nice tour. You two are so cute and I love your beautiful smiles!! thank you!!

My country ❤️ love monastiraki . I've walked there many times 😃

You gave me ideas for Athens. Thanks!

Another great start to another fantastic series, can't wait to see more of Greece through your eyes, first impression looks incredible my friends ps Tommy brother are you wearing the gloves you bought in Vietnam?

Very informative and authentic story telling, thank you!

We will be in Athens for Three days starting August 24th. Your video was fantastic, and we hope we can see at least some of these great historical sites. Unfortunately, due to an injury, not sure how much of the difficult walking we will be able to do. Stairs are especially a challenge. Looking forward to watching more of your videos!

I always go to Vegan Beet when I come to athens! LOVE IT! Was so surprised to see it in this video!

As normal, it is so chill and enjoyable to watch your clips so far, S&T! 👌 The way you shoot, edit and also appear in videos has been always attempting my attention. Thanks a bunch for taking me through the world with you and bless you all to whole journer! Bon Voyage and Cheers!👋😍😃

I had been there, love it!

Awesome guys. Good editing to get it all in. So.much to do there. And the food looks great. Stay Safe. You going to Turkey later.

We loved our stay in Athens! Try Bamboo Vegan it is amazing! Also, Kypseli district is quite cool and has a really nice place with a lot of Lebanese and vegan dishes 'Taste of Damascus' it is called. Their outdoor cinema is great to experience too 😀

In Greece is beautiful 😗🤩 to have fun and Islands to... not to leave for ever im Greek and i leave here...🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷go to the islands so wonderful 👍🏻👍🏻😍🤗🤗

Sammy you looked like the woman statue (kōre) in the museum of Acropolis. You share some face characteristics, do you think you may have some Greek blood in you? BTW you are so beautiful especially in the morning!

Hi Phil Nice video. Do they have kick boxing there?

You have such a good vibes guys!..i hope to visit us again!..

Very cinematic and audio is great!

Just a small fact for 22:33 in the vid, most of those pieces are not away for safekeeping, they’re actually in the UK! So if you go there, you may see many of these artifacts irl! :) PS. Lovely videoooo!! 💖🌸

hey i have just discovered your channel and i looove your energy. and the funny part is that i live in greece, i have been a hundred times in the center of the city and still i loved your video. hope you had an amazing time

I love your video you guys did a great job. You need to try the Bougatsa with coffee so good I spent 6 months there unforgatable. I had the best time of my life... enjoy the greek Islands I look forward to seeing more. p.s. I hope you go see Santorini you will see the beauty

Hey guys! We just found your channel (just binge watched your Vietnam series). Really enjoyed the videos and the filming. Some cool camera angles and transitions. What camera gear do you use?

Hello, new viewer here! Thank you for your beautiful and informative video. May I please know what month of the year you were traveling in? The weather looks wonderful (as a southeast Asian who’s used to humid hot weather) 😅

Great blog.....every movement the chancing of the guard does has a meaning. Even their clothes....the pleated skirt has 400 exact pleats...symbolic of 400 years of slavery

Nice sharing friend ♥️

Going to Athens for 2 nights on December , can’t wait

Thanks ❤️💐

Hi Sammy and Tommy..., I love you two, and I ( love ) following you and your excellent videos and very informative information, and of course..., I love history... Those greek salads... look really, really good... I have to have one or maybe two... I heard there were a lot of cats in Athens or Greece..., ( please show more beautiful cats. ) Since I was born and raised on a working cattle ranch..., I love animals, including cats... Excellent video with lots of information ( a picture is worth a thousand words ), and thank you for sharing the video... Your friend always.., " Semper Fi " Mike in Montana P.S.: I enjoy supporting your excellent channel... Looking forward to your next adventure and video in Greece... Love you both.., Mike :)

Wow, a ton of kitties around the city it seems. Are they well cared for and fed by folks?

Athens gets a bad wrap and is so much more them a pit stop on the way to the islands, we loved it

I liked your video a lot.

Always loving your videos! Could you share what song was played on minute 16? Thank u!

You show a date of Jul 16, 22, but I am wondering when you filmed your time in Athens, month wise. We are visiting there in the late fall and you are wearing coats and scarves in July? Was that really when you were there? Liked the video - can't wait to go there!

.. bucket list .. and i really enjoy the video … thanks for sharing .. greetings from subscriber 🇮🇩 Indonesia

I went there about a year ago. Such a sick place to go to. Do it.

Thanks for sharing your great explore the vegan feta.,don't think so , it's not for all of us , love this video. To a great life.👍🙂🙂

Athens... I will be home soon for chrismas

Ive been to athens on june it was still hot ...i even went to santori it was freaking hot .. so july is winter already in athens

love our video! Can you fly a drone around acropolis? Thx

you upload your winter trip in Athens in the middle of July?

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Hey guys, just watched your vid on Athens. We’re going in about 6 weeks. I take it the £30 euro ticket to see the Acropolis is worth it. Also, did you do any Bus tours?

It looks kind of chilly there what month did you go? My husband and I are planning a trip to Greece next Sept wondering how to pack? I am so excited to go! Watching videos like this gets me excited for our trip. Athens is defiantly one of the Greek Islands that is on my bucket list.

Hi there I got a question you mentioned it is cold what month the you went to Greece ? I’m planing to go at the end of March and I wanted to figure it out what to bring to my trip

you went to fallafelas? thats my fav spot for fallafel. Did you like it?

Awesome vegan food. I have an issue with gluten, i wonder they serve rice.

neat.. give us one of Lisbon....

Where did you buy the falafels? Were they vegan?

30 hours?? OMg .. planning a trip here . Do most of the places accept cards? Or is it just cash? Thanks :)

Beautiful videos. Please dont compare Greece (the blessed land) and Turkey... Civilization should not be compared to anything else

Thank you for sharing & you did amazing job on the videos! We are visiting Athens in Sep. How did you get around in Athens? What do you recommend?

Hi! Which month did you go?

Try a bogatsa (custard+filo-dough pie, common Greek breakfast item - ask for sugar and cinnamon to be added). Also worth trying a galaktompoureko (sweet milk+lemon+honey pie - sold as a personal slice or as a whole tray). And if you want some vegan dishes you wont find elsewhere try: "fakesh" (lentin soup), "fasolada" (tomato and beans soup, the "national Greek food"), "horta" (boiled wild greens), "kolokythokeftedes" (zuccinni-balls), "Loukoumades" (honey glazed deep fried dough with sprinkled almonds), and a good "horiatiki" (Greek salad, but real local style, not the same as that found in the US -- basically it doesn't have lettuce, and has real feta and olive oil). Or ditch this vegan fad, and try a real souvlaki or gyros with meat :-)

How did you get to all the view points ruins,museum walk or taxi__??Is it easy to get lost_?

If u went to acropolis in a Sunday it would be free to get inside

Hi! What month was this?

What month were you there?

Hello, Which month did you go?

May I know the name of the hotel that you stayed at Athens. Thanks

Where was the fellafel place?

Did you have a hard time get a permit for the drone shots?

When did you went there because isn’t it hot temperature there right now

Hi loves! What was the day and time that you came across the army at this moment? :) 4:18

Which month was it shot?

In what month you went to Greece?