You know you're in Greece when it's so hot that the Toblerone bar in your room has turned into soft fudge.
Air conditioning is apparently for tourists - even the school doesn't have air conditioning, and it is the most elite private school in Athens!
Today, with a good night's sleep to off-set my 30 hours awake (minus a nap on my flight from Munich), I had a chance to see some of Athens while fully conscious.
Dinner on my first night was delicious, but Athens when I'm awake is even better.
Chris, one of last year's fellows and our current guide to all things Athens, introduced us to a small coffee shop in Halandri called Le Petit Fleur.
With a pleasantly old-fashioned feel and a soundtrack of French records, I was delighted with this cafe.
The sugar cubes on the table came in clover and heart shapes.And, of course, there is the coffee.
Yani, the proprietor, is on a first-name basis with Chris, who is a regular there; Yani joked that Le Petit Fleur had become the cafe for the Teaching Fellows.
Luckily, he speaks English, because the menu was all in Greek!
Wanting something cold - I couldn't imagine drinking hot coffee in this heat - Yani suggested an iced cappucino, and I opted for the unique version he described called the Cappuccino Fleur.
This coffee came in a tall, pretty glass and was laced with orange peel and cinnamon; I ordered it "glyko," or sweet - which, with my southern sweet tooth, wasn't really that sweet!
It was, however, delicious, and came with little coconut and cinnamon cookies, like shortbread.
What a pleasant way to spend an afternoon in Greece.
