Everything that's Greek!

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Upon landing in Athens, Greece landscape started to unfold. It's a vast, barren landscape, and it looks hot, dusty, ininviting, and did I mention hot? Undulating hills dotted with clumps of brushes, no trees in sight.

Athens is an inspiring modern town whose skyline is filled with TV antennas. Except for the Acropolis, I can be anywhere in a third world country. Wonder what happened to the old buildings that must have been there. In Italy, they've been turned into grand museums that charge hefty admission fees. Surely Athens must have had a share of these old buildings, no? It has, after all, one of the oldest civilisations in the world.

The pollution in Greece is unbearable. Everywhere we look is covered with this brown muck that is pollution.

However, the Greeks are easily the most hospitable people we've met during our trip so far. Maybe something to do with living and breathing this polluted air, eh? We encountered random kindness which, after the way we were treated in Italy, made us fall in love with Greece. So Greece scooted its way up to number 2 in our favorite country list.

Greece is like our vacation from vacation. There's no must-see and must-do list for Greece. Our routine involves: waking up, get breakfast, noon nap, evening strolls, nice dinner, night sleep, repeat. No waking up early to beat the line. No running around to make it to the next attraction in time. We're loving it.

Anyway, sorry for the few pics. Stupid, expensive, slow dial up!

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Photos

Epidauros theater
Chris demonstrated the acoustics of the theater by singing on the stage.

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[bill/pop]

Is it true that absinthe makes the heart grow fonder? love and miss. bill/pop