Everyone's an expert....

(above is Lemonis, in action on the football field, whilst today he was taking a long time over his coffee, three seats away from me).

Two days ago, there was a long drawn-out debate on Olympiakos' outstanding defeat 4-0, to Aik.  Discussions on Greek football take on complex dimensions and last until its time to sleep or eat with a full mouth.

Just before this record defeat, the Olympiakos' coach was fired, without a reason, and yet he was considered to be one of the best coaches the team has ever had, taking Olympiakos to win a Champions League away game for the first time.

So, who would I sit next to today, but the former Olympiakos coach - Lemonis!?!  

Once again, like with the Panionios players, my partner didn't tell me until it was too late and I had already made a fuss about the distance between the table and the seats, and asked to move across the room, before we had a chance to listen in....although some lines of the conversation were picked up by my boyfriend's supersonic Ears.  

Like any newly unemployed person, he was discussing job opportunities with some teams, while sipping coffee, smoking, and eyeing up women.

Cafe Ole

Today, a glorious spring day in Athens, on the square of Nea Smyrnh, we found the 2 euro espresso, which beats all of its competitors.  It was found in the Pop Up Cafe on the central square.  Delicious, not bitter at all.  

However the seats hurt the toosh, and some girls broke successive glasses, without blinking an eye (some of their eyes weren't covered by huge sunglasses).  Frequent CD merchants (if you life in Athens or have visited you know that this is just a part of sitting outside).  

Putumayo Cafe

A beautiful interior, elegant and spacious.  The music in the cafe is really good, from Latin America to the Balkans, and the crowd various and pleasant!  

The espresso is extremely bitter though, and of course over-priced.  The elegant waiters have a lot of piercings ...and was that a studded leather belt he wore today??? hmmm.

Its in Nea Smyrnh, just by the Panionios stadium and the central square.