Athens

It was finally time for lunch so our driver took us to an area that had a couple streets of restaurants. We chose one on a corner and souvlaki pitas with beer and a Coke…€6 each!! After lunch our driver walked us over to the Roman market a couple minutes away. This was a gigantic area where people met to do business and buy food. Within the area was the Temple...

Our driver took us through old Athens for a quick sightseeing drive on our way to the Archaeology Museum. A lot of narrow streets for both vehicles and people. Before we arrived, we pulled off the side of the road to take a few photos of the Academy of Athens. The museum had so many artifacts in it. It would take days to see all of it and we only had an hour and a...

Next, we headed to the highest point in Athens to get an unobstructed view of the city from a place nicknamed “the balcony”. After our 360 degree view of the city, we stopped by the parliament for the changing of the guard ceremony. Once the guard change is complete and the new guards are at their posts, standing completely still, you’re allowed to...

Our next stop was the Temple of Olympian Zeus. This temple is a colossal ruins in the centre of Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. Construction began in 6th century BC and was finally completed in 638 years later by the Romans. It originally had 104 columns but due to an invasion in the 3rd century AD, most of it was destroyed and never...

It was a very early start to the day upon our arrival to Athens. The ship docked at 6am and was ready for disembarking at 6:45am. We booked a private tour for our time in Athens. Our driver met us just outside the the terminal exit at 7:30am. From there, Dennis, our driver, took us for a brief driving tour of other private port nearby before heading to the Acropolis...