Today’s port was Pireus, the port of Athens. Of course, when you come to Athens, the main tourist attraction is the Parthenon. Sitting atop the Acropolis, a stone mesa rising above the city of Athens, it is a majestic sight from afar. Up close, the tourist hordes appear, and it takes on more of an anthill appearance. One of the most amazing things we see all over Europe is the school groups at these places. Coming from Australia, it just seems like the most amazing thing to be able to go on a school tour to the Parthenon or the Colliseum, not just read about it or see pictures but to walk on the ancient cobblestones and see the chisel marks from 2500 years ago. But back to the Parthenon… It is still under reconstruction with
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