My GF and I stayed in the city with a view of the Parthenon. On the rooftop at night we would look out and see this amazing historical structure, raised on a hill and perfectly illuminated. We felt that, despite it being thousands of years old, it still gave off the same aura as ancient and early modern Greece in its prime. Then we looked around us at a city in shambles. Barred windows and doors. Graffiti and trash everywhere. People openly shooting heroin at night and in broad daylight. It was quite the contrast and we just felt sad. The city that fathered free thought and democracy deserves better