Byron Hotel Athens

... t able to enter as it had just closed for the night), taking in the views of the Parthenon at Sunset.

We then found the newly-completed Acropolis Museum, which was open late, so we went in and had a look around. There were a lot of amazing pieces and we had a great time looking around. The museum has a glass floor in places as it is built over an excavation site. When we left the museum we again had great views of the Parthenon this time with spotlights shining on ...

... a couple of the other guys on the tour to go out for dinner. We find a rooftop restaurant near our hotel with fantastic views of the Acropolis. My dish is “Rooster and Okra.” Fabulous!

After dinner we walk around the neighborhood, and see the new Acropolis Museum. Our rooftop deck at our hotel also has wonderful views, so we sit enjoying a truly unique sight under the light of a beautiful full moon.

... Unfortunately it's grandeur is shrouded by a mammoth tent to protect it from the elements, and we were exhausted by the events we had competed in at Olympia earlier in the day, so we did not realize the full effect of the site. Then Dad got his way and we toured a few hill-top towns with the odd scenic view en-route to Nafplio.

From Nafplio (a lovely party, tourist town) we visited the headquarters of the ...

... decided to climb down to a hidden cove we saw to go for a swim. When we arrived we were the only people, but others saw us and started coming down too. We laid out and went swimming, and found a cave where someone had apparently been living. We hung out there for a few hours and then took the bus back to Athens.

We decided to climb to the top of Lykavittos Mountain to get a view of the sunset and moon rise over the city. We were training for Everest so we decided to walk ...

... later that day to watch the ridiculously silly changing of the guard and then walked up Mount Lykavittos, the highest point in Athens, and took in the wonderful views and the sunset. John and I were then joined by Lindsey and Sarah from LA. We headed down to Psyrri which actually met our expectations. A very busy area with lots of cool bars. Having tried and hated warm honey mixed with raki, we ...

... for the day before our flight to Belfast. A very quiet city Glasgow and we didn't do it justice exploring it in one day. Nice enough though. The birthplace of Celtic and Rangers football clubs. In Belfast we stayed for only one night because we'd been told many times to avoid it although there were day trips to other beautiful places nearby. We stayed in a hostel dorm with 20 other people! Woke up because of the snoring! No not mine. Next day it was onto Dublin via the ...

... because they were holding our suitcases in a locker and I wanted a chance to go sightseeing and not have to lug our bags around. It was really hot and we went towards the Acropolis. We got out at Monastiri and a little Happy Train stopped right in front of us and there were two spaces so we just hopped on. It was so fun! We got a great view of Athens and the first stop was right at the Acropolis, when we got off a lady asked us for our tickets, we ...

... be harder to hit and so left word for the Malcolm and Paula that we would make our way to our appointment at the Acropolis and they should catch up with us if they could. So we did and they didn't. Wikipedia says "The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on the 26th of March, 2007." It is truly a beautiful and imposing sight and I was glad that we had hired a guide. She gave our tour ...

... you can expect a buffet of meats and cheese, breakfast breads, cereal, toast, boiled eggs, sausage weenies, fruit, yoghurt, coffee, tea and juice. A taxi to or from the airport or Piraeus was €28-30, including tip. Santorini - Firostefani - Dana Villas You can't go wrong choosing accommodation along the cliffside because the view is outstanding from all directions. We liked Dana Villas because of its quiet, yet convenient location and ...

... d prepaid at the Sofitel and couldn't get a refund, we decided to just extend our stay another night as well. The Sofitel was right across the street from the airport - and it was fabulous to cross the street and check in to our gorgeous room! We grabbed some food at the airport, and a couple of mini bottles of wine. We settled in to our relaxing bed, and slept for 2 hours. We went out to explore Athens after we got ...