Jason Prime
Travel Blogs from Athens
Arrival - what great weather
Arrived in Athens Int'l Airport on time, Customs and Passport Control were a piece a cake All the baggage arrived on time and THEN
Kathy got to experience the "Med's" culture. All the Buses and the Metro system are on a 24 hour strike protesting what ever is on the list of grievances the Greeks have. Never the less after a 50 Euro Taxi …
A Little classical history
Day 2 of the Athens adventure. Started off with a great video call with Samantha, ‘ course it was way late for her and we were at breakfast. This morning is sunny and most likely very warm for the afternoon. We need to take more pictures .Just doesn’t seem that we took enough yesterday, plus we were challenged with some camera battery …
Day 28 Athens last day
Today is our last day in Athens we are going to do our washing and tidying up everything. Grant & Geoff went and saw the changing of the guards, without yesterdays protest crowds. Very moving. came back to hotel, took our lives in our own hands crossing streets, as everyone not only drives on the opposite side of the road to us, but they must be all colour blind as traffic lights mean nothing, green means go as does red. Finished ...
To The Parthenon and beyond....
... pondering the steps of the Athenians, making their way to their greatest temple of worship to Athina. How proud and in awe of their own ability to display their prowess as one of the most significant civilizations ever to populate the face of the planet. It must have been an incredible sight !
Imagine, this magnificent structure had only taken 9 years to build (a further 5 to ...
Our Athens Anniversary
... like statues. Temples, steps, and an amazing 360 degree view of the city of Athens. But it didn't take long in the sun before none of that mattered. We had taken the photos, and listened to some of the information regarding the history of the site. At that point we had to bail because the heat was making us miserable. Bryan asked me what I wanted to do next and I managed one word, "Shade."
We did one better than that, actually. We walked down the ...
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Room service