Love this. I often do this in my home town, New York City, and I'm always amazing at how many thousands of tourists actually enjoy NYC. So I started to enjoy it, too. Once I've started to look at my home town through a different lens, I'm so happy that I can go out and experience something on a daily basis that so many people from around the world come to see.
I was visiting Athens some years ago, and I loved it. You are very lucky to live there, especially with all the treasured history and all around beauty.
Thank you for sharing this great story.