The Alassia Hotel Athens

... with 'netting windows' and place under the seat in front for the duration of the flight. Upon landing in Athens he was liberated from his travel case and spent time getting to know some of the other passengers on the flight. It was obvious that this was not his first experience at air travel. How refreshing this attitude to dogs was - Alison would have loved to have her dog Sammy accompany us on all our travels!<br><br>The flight to Rome was delayed for ...

... Athens for liek a good half an hour! It was INSANE he has one of those zippy "****** rockets" I was NOT digging it at first but then it was cool but still a little nerve racking and I was waiting for some asshoel to cut us off or some dog to run out in front of uss and was thinking man my bair arms would rip APART on the cement that we are SPEEDING by- eh's telling em don't worry well go slow yeah ok I liek that.... 125 is NOT SLOW!!!! So got there and ...

... disappointed that you couldn't walk through the Parthenon. Yet I am glad that I made it there and one day we will get to the Greek islands and countryside. Our neighbors (The Clarks) are world travelers and told me that Greece is a beautiful place to see.<br><br>

... view from here of the Acropolis and the Agora. We descended and walked to the Agora, Athens' ancient marketplace. It was the center for all civic activities. It was here that Socrates addressed the public, where democracy was born and where Paul preached. We wandered through the ruins and while looking at the stoa, or central marketplace, we met a couple from the United States. She was telling her husband ...

... everywhere. Shambling hordes of elderly fannypackers following brisk, neatly coiffed tour guides bearing cruise ship signs. After a light lunch and a heavy mug of beer, it's time to reclaim my luggage, bid Bella farewell and ride the Metro back to the airport. She accompanies me as far as the entrance. We say goodbye, and when I turn around halfway down the stairs, she's gone. My flight to Santorini isn't even on the board yet and I settle in ...

... at the front of the ship is the Princess Theater, which is used as a classroom, movie theater and place for various meetings. Just outside it on one side is the Learning Resource Center (LRC), where I work, and the Gift Shop. On the other side is a longish lounge named the Staff Lounge with a baby grand piano, many comfortable armchairs and coffee tables and a bar that operates in the evenings. At the back of the lounge is a lovely smallish room that was ...

... Clayton and I spotted a dive center and went to check it out. We found out that we were able to do 2 dives for pretty cheap, so we were stoked and signed right up. Not only was it cheap, however, but we got the VIP treatment, as we were the only 2 divers to go out! You see, we got the information a bit later and missed the morning dive, so the dive center said that they would just organize an afternoon dive for us...but the other people that signed up ...

... on that boat, the rest seemed to be Greek businessmen or older people coming back from holidays. I had hung out in my dorm room bed (in which I was the only one) with a portable DVD player and a movie for most of the night! We eventually got to Patras in Greece, then got a bus to Athens, it was fairly late by the time I got to the hostel, but I was greeted with a bowl of soup and a glass of wine which was a great welcome (even if I did have to pay 5 euro for it ...