Trip over 30 hours so great to be in Athens. A little testing to get to hotel as bus driver dropped me in wrong Karaiskaka square and I had to catch trains to get to the right place - quite an ordeal as Michelle could tell you as I am not the best once I get underground and loose total control of direction! So the 1 1/2 hour bus ride and then another hour on the trains and tara! Apollo Hotel! Highlight of the day was dinner on the roof providing a wonderful view of Athens and the Acropolis and one of my destinations for the next day. What a place!
A full circuit ride on the Hop-on-hop-off bus gave me a good idea of where things were and so I did just that all day and walked lots. Unfortunately left the climbing up to the Acropolis until the heat of the day so with the aid of lots of water, an ice cream and lots of stops for catching my breath was rewarded with a fantastic view and an enormous dose of history. The marble used up there! Large slabs on the ground proved slippery so had to be careful not to slip as some people were doing. Lots of photos then down to the shelter of some trees and air conditioned escapes. Hadrian's Gate, Hadrian's Library etc etc and all the ruins tucked amongst a very busy city.
The Intrepid group of 11 and the leader is great - all younger than me but we get on so well. From Oz, NZ, Colorado, Britain and NZers living in Uk so at least we all speak the same language.
Currently on Syros (extremely HOT - mid 30s)so lots of water being consumed) and leaving for Mykonos about 11am so must return to the hotel and be ready. No card reader at this internet cafe so photos next time, I hope. Will be hard to choose as so much to see and find myself snapping madly, so will have lots of editing to do when I get back.