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Today is a holiday in Greece, so there was a long weekend (even though we usually don’t have class on Mondays, so we have long weekends most weeks anyway).  On Saturday, I decided to get all my souvenir and gift shopping done, so I spent the morning in Plaka and Monastiraki.  I got most of it accomplished, but I went back today for a few more things.  In the evening, a few of us went to hear live rebetika (Greek blues).  I really liked it!!  On Sunday, the weather was beautiful, so I went to the beach.  I wanted to try out a new beach, Glyfada, but it was rocky, so I went to another one I had heard of, Voulos, but that charged a fee to get on the beach.  I ended up back at 2^nd Agiou Kosmos, the same beach as last time, which is clean and sandy.  I think I’ve found my favorite beach near Athens. J  We played paddle ball and relaxed.  Today, I finished my gift shopping and went for a run at the stadium.  Tomorrow we leave for our 4-day trip to Thessaloniki!!