Athens Day 3

Today was a bit of a cluster. Janet and Pam fixed scrambled eggs for breakfast. Everyone except Janet and David went back to the hop on hop off bus. The plan was to get back to the apartment in time to pick them up and head to the Acropolis to see the Parthenon and the Acropolis Musuem. Unfortunately we are on day 2 of a taxi strike which has really messed up things. When we realized how long of a walk it would be after taking public transportation from the apartment, Pam and I headed back to the apartment while Dad, Mom, Diane and Mike headed to the Acropolis complex. (Diane will have to fill in their adventures). Pam and I had a heck of a time getting back. Three different buses did not show up as planned. We finally made it within an 8 minute walk of the apartment and hoofed it back. Grabbed a quick bite and back out we went. It took forever and once we arrived they were coming back down the hill. We walked to the Musuem and toured it. There were so many sculptures and it was surprising how many were in fairly good shape. It took us several hours to get through the Musuem. Outside the Musuem we saw two Rose Ring Parakeets.

Afterwards we caught the bus back towards our apartment and stopped at a restaurant to eat. The Chef explained the menu and we made some excellent choices…..Greek salad, beef in tomato sauce, fried pork, salad with melon and meatballs. Janet and David ate at Pizza Hut because they don’t have options from home in Costa Rica.

We arrived back at the apartment we arrived and we were all worn out! Tomorrow is our last full day in Athens.Read more