Last night in Athens

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Tonight is my last night in Athens. Tomorrow I start the journey to Florence (train to Patras, ferry to Ancona, train to Florence). Yesterday I met a man who took a ferry from Turkey to Greece and had a miserable time. Hopefully my trip will be much more enjoyable.

I've done quite a bit the last few days. Went to the Byzantine and Christian Museum, which M would love. Also went to the Museum of Cycladic Art which was new to me and really interesting. Went to the Cape of Sounion which was a fantastic trip and today did a tour of three nearby islands (Poros, Hydra, Aegina).

So far language hasn't been much of a problem. I've learned how to say a few things in Greek, hello, thankyou, goodmorning but not much beyond that. Most people have a basic understanding of English though. Some of my favorite experiences though have been when the person I am speaking with knows no English. I was amazed that I was able to comomunicate to the cab driver where I wanted to go. It's interesting to see how people (me) can get around language barriers. Same goes for tavernas or shops.

I would love to add more than two or three pictures at a time, but uploading pictures takes forever (at least at the place I'm using for internet) so that's all you get for now. I'll set up a webshots page once I get to Edinburgh with all my pictures (over 200 so far). Meg, I have a bunch of windows, and Dad a have a picture of an Alpha Romeo.

... just added two pics, again would put more, but takes forever. I promise I have lots of cool pics of other monuments, islands, and everything else. Next post, Florence.

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Photos

Acropolis at Night
From the roof of my hotel. I'm going to try to get a better shot tonight.

View from Acropolis
In the front you can see Hadrian's Arch, behind that Temple of Olympian Zeus, and nestled in the trees the Olympic Stadium.

Comments

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[M]

Wow!
Everything sounds great! Hope the ferry trip is a good experience ... have fun! What is up with 4:16? Nice!!

[Meg]

WINDOWS!
Great! I'm glad, I love those. Well your pictures are amazing, I hope you're having an awesome time. Not that it would be possible not to...<3Meg