George sleeps in a coma-like state. At 7am his alarm went off that is for when he works, so he kept sleeping with it on. The first alarm is like a siren, and then the second one is the radio with a bunch of static -- both excessively loud. I had to go into his room and shut it off. After that I couldn't go back to sleep, so I just stayed up, hoping he would get up soon. It got to be about 10am and he still hadn't woke up, so I tried to wake up him, but even speaking with a normal room speaking voice he slept right through it. So, thinking he wouldn't mind I just went on his computer for a good hour and a half. Finally sometime around 11:30-noon he woke up.
We picked something up at the bakery and ate a brunch before picking up his girlfriend. They showed me a couple areas like the Academy and University area, and then the area where the students go and have a coffee (Thissio - Monastiraki). At first I was confused because it was quite expensive, like 6-7 euros ($8-10) for a beer. Later it was explained to me that in Greece, education is free, and then their parents give them money for spending, etc. So students in Greece live the good life. From what I heard it is pretty messed up. Some of them drag it out for as long as 10 years, draining their parents who are definitely not rich.
We walked around for a bit, seeing the area around Syndagma square including the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Psiri neighborhood, and then headed back to his place. His girlfriend had to look after her 90+ year old grandfather for a couple hours. So I took a nap. Then the plan was to meet up with some other couchsurfers, but they ended up being busy. So we just ordered some gyros/souvlaki and ate at his place. And then I just went to sleep.
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