Athens - The Acropolis

When I was a child I discovered encyclopaedias in the school library, I was fascinated by Greek history. I read about the Acropolis then and thought it would be amazing to see.
We are in Athens now for 2 nights and the first thing I did was book 2 tickets to see the Acropolis. The lady in our hotel told us to go at 7pm because it would be quieter and you would see the sunset. She was right about the sunset but wrong about everything else. I thought, having booked tickets online for the 7pm session that we would go up to the gate and go right in. No, we were sent to the back of a long line which got longer and longer. When they let everyone in it was a free for all, the marble steps were beautiful but slippery so you had to be careful.
I was excited to see the Acropolis - it had scaffolding on the front of it, a digger in the middle of it, construction buildings behind it. The crowd was unbelievable. I was deflated but you can’t win them all. We did get some fabulous photos of Athens and the amphitheatre from the hill.

Back down the hill, sat in a small bar people watching, listening to music and enjoying the hum of a vibrant city.Read more