There's this area in the center of the city which looks like an island.

There was a man on some steps who told us that we're too late if we want to go to the Acropolis, then he asked where my friend is from and started playing Russian songs for her with his guitar.
Then my friend told me this felt like one of those folk tales where someone doesn't let you pass by to go to your destination unless you answer some questions right hahah.