The Mall Athens is a shopping mall in Athens, Greece. It was the first of the kind to be constructed in Greece and one of the largest shopping and leisure centers in Southeastern Europe. It opened in 2005 and has 5 floors. The top floor is IKEA with a food court and Swedish meatballs of course.
It was very crowded and there were after Christmas sales going on everywhere. Kim found a sweater for a good price that was not on sale but cheaper than the ones he found on sale so we counted this trip as a winner. The drive to the mall was very congested and we took a wrong turn once. It takes a while to get back to where you need to be because of all the one way streets. I was quite happy when we arrived back to our quiet street alive and tired.
Three weeks before Lent, Greeks attend carnival festivities such as parties, feasts and parades (everyone, kids, in particular, get the chance to get dressed up in costumes). We saw several stores with many costumes in their windows.
We have looked for licorice like the kind you buy at the dollar store in Utah in many stores in Athens. We hit the jackpot today and found these in IKEA. They weren't a dollar but they are worth every penny!
Funny to me: I saw a woman carrying her dog in a dress shop in the Mall. Another dog being held by a leash on the floor, saw the dog and started yipping. Pretty soon, we heard 4 dogs in different areas of this posh shop all yipping at each other. It made me laugh.
What an interesting mall. I love the story about the yapping dogs.
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