Elite Athens

... aged man with glasses wearing spandex. Medals hanging on the wall behind the cash machine hinted towards a passion for cycling.

We discussed Brian’s broken rack and his desire for a front rack. Rummaging around, he found some old pieces in the store that would work for a rear rack, but he would have to go and find us a front rack if we wanted it. Bags? He tried to talk us out of Ortliebs saying that they were very expensive ...

So far the move has gone smoothly apart from a slight mishap with one of our travelling companions tickets...oppps ! Sorry !

First impressions of Greece (Athens) is that there is a lot more hussle and bussle compared to Cyprus ! Which in a way is good as we have missed the noise of London and Kent.

Greece also seems alot greener and lush ...

... find some empty seats. So I did and didn't find the empty seats but I did find some empty floor which was carpeted. At least it was warmer than cold steel. So I tied my bags up together, spread the newspaper on top of my bags to make for a warning system if it was touched, and stuffed my passport, money, and credit cards into my pants for safe-keeping for the night. Then I found the least smelliest shirt and used it for a pillow. I didn't have any ...

... a relaxed atmosphere. there's a really neat fort on top of the hill in the centre of town, but apparently you can't go in it (of course i asked!) because it's a working navy base. there's an old fort that's not in use anymore so i might check that out next time we're there. it's not nearly as cool as the big fort, but it will have to do. you can get to the blue lagoon by catching a boat from corfu town... yes, the same blue lagoon where brooke shields made out with that hottie with ...

... wonderland. I would have quit, but I couldn't shake the image of my mother, a walker herself, who always races everyone, if only in her mind, to the top of mountains during family hikes. And so I forged onward, following imaginery mom and eventually I reached the top - a posterchild for the early stages of emphysema. It. kicked. my. ass, but I did climb two mountains in one day. I wandered around the top for a bit and what struck me most about this forlorn little ...

Hey well I have had a rough day, first having to lug my luggage up about a hundred stairs at my hotel this morning, then I head to the airport to find out that there is a strike at the airport and my flight has been cancelled. I tried to rebook on the later flight but they had over booked it and would do nothing for me, they wouldn't even give me my refund because I didn't have the ...

... Room Self-Service Food Bar Dolphin Deck: This has mainly residential cabins except in the center, where the Medical Center is, consisting of two parts, physical health and mental health. The physical medicine part is staffed by an MD and a nurse. A psychiatrist staffs the mental health part. She is constantly busy, poor thing; and seems to be always on call. My personal thought is that at least one other mental health professional should be onboard. Down a ...

Israelis went through all my stuff and confiscated my wireless router. it set off some alarm and they couldn't figure out what it was. surprised i didn't get a cavity search. again, rushed past the gates so i would't miss my flight even though i got there 2 hrs early. should have picked up more Hebrew from my friends. 8 hr layover in Athens. the wireless router the Israelis kept for further examination didn ...

Perhaps my biggest disappointment of this cruise has been our stop in Athens. The city of Athens itself is, well, ugly. Overcrowded with boring concrete architecture, the city is a snarl of traffic and uninspiring sights. The highlight of the city tour was a stop at the original 1896 Olympic Stadium if that gives you a clue. Of course, of main interest, was a trip to the Acropolis, a name given to a Greek fortress located on a hilltop. Perhaps ...

... as pets?!) A lot of the animals were in very poor conditions, and looked very sick as well. They had a Cockatoo there that I wanted to steal and take home - he was losing his feathers and didn't look too happy - How dare they do this to an Aussie native?! Alas, I couldn't just march in there and set them all free (especially the venomous snakes!) Clinton did want to buy a chameleon there as well. All the animals were so cheap - I really did feel so sorry ...