Arrived in Athens amidst some chaos in trying to find the apartment we rented. After we finally got ourselves sorted out, we walked towards the Acropolis in hopes of securing tickets for tomorrow and avoiding crowds. Since that was a no go, we stopped for dinner and then dessert, with a few liters of house wine/beer/ouzo to help us laugh at our misfortune in finding ourselves in the lodging-challenged accommodations we had booked for the next 3 nights. (The place was a bit of dump.) While walking through the city, we marveled at the amount of graffiti--there seems to be no square inch that has been spared.
Chris, Annie, and Abby left Friday morning and the rest of the squad went to the Acropolis. Although it was a little disappointing to find out that the buildings have been disassembled and reassembled a few times over the years, it is still a magnificent site. Afterwards, we headed over to the Lyceum--Aristotle's philosophy school. There wasn't much left to see there but it was still exciting to walk in Aristotle's footsteps and to imagine him strolling around thinking deep thoughts.
A quick ride on the Metro and we went back to the apartment, grabbed our stuff, and left Athens behind. Our destination was Glyfada which is near the Olympic Stadium complex (from 2004). Lee has booked a neat and clean hotel on the beach and the kids enjoyed some beach time. A seafood dinner capped our evening.
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| I guess someone was drinking on the job. |
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| A modern day Peripatetic philosopher. |
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