It's hard to believe that this is our fourth country in a week - Australia, UAE, Turkey, now Greece. on the go all the time, with little sleep (although Elizabeth reckons it's just like doing night shift at TNH only much more exciting and much more fun).
After two visits to the Acropolis we are still in awe. It totally dominates Athens - you can see it from everywhere. Our hotel is just a few streets away and last night we dined at a beautiful terrace restaurant with a clear view of the floodlit Parthenon. The food was magnificent and generous - we were greeted with a complimentary ouzo and dip plate. Food here is fresh, served in generous proportions and reasonably priced, so weight loss through walking will have to compete with weight gain through eating.
Over the past two days we have visited the Acropolis museum, the ancient Olympic Stadium (where the first Modern Olympics were staged in 1896 and from where the Olympic torch sets out every four years); the Temple of Zeus; Hadrian's Gate; the Roman Agora and Ancient Agora; Parliament House to watch the changing of the guard (which no doubt influenced John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Walks); the Flea Market; and just about every ancient ruin in Athens.
Today (Wednesday) Athens has been virtually closed down by a transport strike and demonstrations and we have heard that three people have been killed in the fire-bombing of a bank. However apart from seeing a heavy police presence around Parliament House we were spared any of the demonstrations or riots and made it back to our hotel oblivious to what had been happening in other parts of the city.
We are looking forward to our day-trip to Delphi tomorrow, then off to the Islands (first stop Mykonos) on Friday.
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