Art-Athina was a brilliant experience. Also exhausting. We hit the ground running as our plane was late.
After dumping our baggage at the hotel, we made our way to the stadium to start installing the work at 6.30pm. There were a few teething problems as the sockets and lights were not in the booth as we had expected.They would have to wait til tomorrow. We unpacked and began the task of hanging the work. At 9.30 there was a message to vacate the building as the lights were being switched off.
Time for something to eat. We thought we’d try the tram which we were assured was 2 stops away from the hotel. Except we caught the one going in the wrong direction. We were lost and hungry. A happy accident as we stumbled on a humble restaurant that served traditional Greek food at a very modest price. Calamari, octopus, humous and other traditional food with a carafe of wine for less than 7 euros a head. Yummy. it was definitely time for a taxi. We needed to be up early to instal the rest of the show at 9am before the press arrived at 12.
