Established in 1834, the Numismatic Museum of Athens (Iliou Melathron, El. Venizelou [Panepistimiou] 12, Greece; phone +30210 3632057) has a collection of 500,000 objects dating from the 14th century BC to the present day.
In Portugal, Cacilheiros are orange-and-white ferryboats that make the 15-minute run over the Tagus River from Lisbon’s Terminal Fluvial do Cais do Sodré to the parish of Cacilhas daily, several times an hour, from sunrise to sunset.
As a solo traveler, I enjoy the hospitality of a small hotel or guest house, and in central London the Lime Tree Hotel (135-137 Ebury St., Belgravia, London, England, SW1W 9QU, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 7730 8191)
My wife and I used Portrush, a resort town on Northern Ireland’s beautiful Antrim coast, as our base for almost two weeks of exploring the area, July 13-27, 2013.