Athens 2004 - a good piece of writing

Here's a good description of the "new " Athens, as it emerged for the Olympic Games in August 2004 .

Prices have gone up since but the info is still pretty much up to date.

Follow this link:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/08/TRGHQ82IFE1.DTL