I’ve already mentioned an extremely decadent breakfast we had in Athens – how would the Joshua Tree Cafe fare in comparison? Well, it was magnificent! This café was not all vegan, but it had some vegan hotcakes on the menu, and you know how those things sell. We simply had to try them!

I don’t think I knew what hotcakes were, but what we received was three very thick little pancakes, the plumpest I have ever seen. They were topped with a chocolate hazelnut sauce, which was a little gritty rather than perfectly smooth unfortunately, and some fresh fruit, which helped to balance out the richness of the other components. It was very tasty and filling.

They also had a tempting drink on the menu – a cocoa and chilli latte, which was basically a hot chocolate with a spicy kick. Delicious! We returned here for a second breakfast and ordered the same again.

Suitably fuelled up, we spent the morning at the ancient agora of Athens, which is a site with lots of old buildings and fragments in it – less crowded than the acropolis, making it a bit more relaxing to wander around. But a bit less spectacular, obviously.

Still pretty spectacular though! I’d definitely recommend this – we got a combo ticket that gave us access to six archaeological sites, and it was worth doing so we could see as much as possible in our few days.