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5th Day of the Cruise
... down to the metro station. A bonus is that the ‘euro’ is used here so no money exchange problems to speak of. We quickly sussed out what lines we needed to catch and before we knew it we were on our way to the centre of Athens. As we entered the main city square we quickly realized that it would be a hot day….we walked around a while then sat down for some coffee at a cute looking café next to a greek Orthodox church…at this point ...
Day 280 - Acropolis of Athens
... that comes with our prolonged journeys and impending return home. I could see into the lives and hearts of the people I care about back home, talk to them and hear their words as if they were their own, travel from place to place in the world with only a thought and the blink of an eye. It was a blessing and a curse to be among all those I love, then suddenly wake with a startle to the realization that they were still so far away and ...
"Anafiotika" A Neighborhood Above Plaka in Athens
... away from Athens. One thing is certain; after I come up here I feel so much better.
It all started when two homeless workers from Anafi, smuggled the necessary building materials and built 2 rooms for their families. When others saw that police did nothing to stop them, and instead the workers had the compassion of the police, they started building their own small houses. The majority of these people were skilled craftsmen, ...
Grecian political turmoil
Well here we are in Athens, but civil strikes here have kept us from enjoying the city:( We have been heading to the coast to avoid the turmoil. It has been challenging to leave the city, even with GPS, since some streets are closed. The coast is beautiful though. We will head to Poisiden's temple tomorrow if there is still unrest, but we are hoping to get to the major sites in Athens. We will keep you posted. We are safe and playing is smart! See you guys ...
Town of the Gods, Athens!
... the metro to where we thought we could go to the hill, so once we got out of the metro we looked around for the hill and could see it in the distance, as we started to head that direction our attention was moved too two dogs who were attacking a car, which was really funny as one of them was really aggresive and actually pulled part of the bumper off.
Also i haven't mentioned in Athens there are a lot of stray dogs that roam the street, they all ...



