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Athens, Greece
The cruise ship was warning passengers to stay away from downtown Athens today. Apparently their have been a lot of protests lately, and a German Chancellor was scheduled to arrive today. They were anticipating some major protests and warned that things might get a bit ugly. The ship cancelled a lot of their afternoon trips, but still had morning excursions available..... but you had to meet the group ...
Acropolis in Athens
... the centre of Athens built in 500BC that is still there today. The highlight of the acropolis is on top of the big white rock where the pantheon stands – a huge open building made up of many huge columns and a roof… if you haven't heard of it, look it up.
We then wandered through the rest of the ruins and towards the exit before taking the metro. We ...
Our Athens Anniversary
Wanting to beat the heat at all costs, we got up at 5 AM this morning and went and had a quick breakfast at the early buffet. We were supposed to be docking at 6 AM. Unfortunately, that didn't turn out to be the case. We had run into some traffic and been delayed.
We went up on the promenade to watch our approach. We ended up watching the sunrise as well. It was a reasonable temperature outside, which was nice. I counted the boats around us in the bay, ...
Bold and Borderline
Athens is the first big city we’ve been to in weeks and for that reason I was excited to go. I’ve been getting itchy feet lately and want to feel as though I’m doing something or swimming.I don’t think you could call her beautiful, nor elegant, it was hot, smelly and the constant drill of city noises pushed up against us every moment that we weren't indoor.Perhaps not a natural stunner, but ...
Pro Tip: Don't Miss the Bus
... the universe was properly aligned.
Next on the agenda was the Parthenon, although in the name of full disclosure I should note that it took us a frustratingly long period of time to get everyone assembled to go up there so I sat and petted a street dog for about 10 minutes before going up; he was cute except for the gross swollen eye. Yeah... Anyway, moving on to something much more appealing: the Parthenon. Yes, it's as big and ...
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