We could not have found a better place than Vanna's place for our stay in Athens. Vanna took time out of her hectic schedule to meet us, show us the apartment, and give us advice on the neighborhood. The apartment is near enough to the tourist areas to walk (at most a thirty-minute walk to Syntagma or the foot of Lycabettus hill), but is in a real neighborhood where you get to see how the locals live. There is a convenience store and a wonderful pastry shop within a stone's throw of the apartment, and a bakery and grill just a few steps further. The Evangelismos Metro station is less than a ten-minute walk, and is on a direct line east to the airport or west to Syntagma or Monastiraki. The Caravel Hotel is just down the street, so taxis are plentiful. The apartment was spotlessly clean, recently renovated, and has everything needed to make a meal, coffee, tea or espresso. Vanna even left us a bottle of wine as a welcome! The balcony is small, but a lovely place to enjoy coffee, baklava, or a glass of wine in the evening. For less money than even the hotels on the fringe of the tourist areas, we enjoyed having a full apartment, a friendly hostess, plenty of privacy, and time out of the hectic tourist district. We hope to return for our next trip to Greece! Thank you, Vanna!