I just spent 4 days in rome in at an air bnd. And 7 days on a cruise through grece.
My wife and I and our 4 kids loved it except the crowds. We were tourists so we accepted it... but... for the locals not involved in tourism it must be terrible.
I also wonder if by allowing so much tourism these destinations might be filtering out those with limited time but a lot more money to spend. I know I felt like I wasted a ton of time in lines even though we threw money at the problem whenever we could.
The Vatican museum was just too crowded... period.
The Roman colosseum and the forum seemed ridiculous til we got to the acropolis.
Which was so crowded it defied my imagination. The traffic in athens was close to intolerable. (for some reason the center of town was shut down.
as I said we got around most problems to some degree by throwing money at the issues. or instance skip the line guides who we then abandoned once we were in. For normal tourists those lines and those crowds in hot sun?
but... for the locals it must be terrible.
As far as the greek islands. I suggest a late september visit if you are going for the ambiance and beauty. If you are going to party... I am not sure. I did not see nearly as many young tourist women in greece as I did in rome. Not that I was looking because I am married... but I saw a ton of pretty women dressed in hot weather clothing.
My wife and I and our 4 kids loved it except the crowds. We were tourists so we accepted it... but... for the locals not involved in tourism it must be terrible.
I also wonder if by allowing so much tourism these destinations might be filtering out those with limited time but a lot more money to spend. I know I felt like I wasted a ton of time in lines even though we threw money at the problem whenever we could.
The Vatican museum was just too crowded... period.
The Roman colosseum and the forum seemed ridiculous til we got to the acropolis.
Which was so crowded it defied my imagination. The traffic in athens was close to intolerable. (for some reason the center of town was shut down.
as I said we got around most problems to some degree by throwing money at the issues. or instance skip the line guides who we then abandoned once we were in. For normal tourists those lines and those crowds in hot sun?
but... for the locals it must be terrible.
As far as the greek islands. I suggest a late september visit if you are going for the ambiance and beauty. If you are going to party... I am not sure. I did not see nearly as many young tourist women in greece as I did in rome. Not that I was looking because I am married... but I saw a ton of pretty women dressed in hot weather clothing.
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