Athens, Greece

Steven: Onwards to Athens! We had a late flight to Athens so ate in Lisbon. We had Hamburgers at a restaurant that only played Rihanna songs on the radio. Amy was awoken mid nap to try aeroplane food for the first time: she was blown away by the coleslaw with raisins and cheesy pasta. Landing at 6am, it was warm and we were tired. Jules and Conor let us in. They had arrived the night before - we had messed up the dates again!

After a quick nap it was up to the Acropolis. We fought the crowds for a bit, appreciated the history, touched the ancient rocks with the "No Touching" signs etc. We even found a tortoise just chilling in the park. Then lunch: souvlaki! (the real reason we were in Greece).

That night we went to a supposed metal bar called *Intrepid Fox* and played some pool. Steven and Conor tried to figure out how to order one can of mixer to share between their drinks, and ended up with two glasses basically filled with vodka!

Amy: Jules and Conor had joined us in Athens, but it was also technically Jules' birthday week whilst she was here. She was dressed like a gorgeous ray of sunshine (Steven: giant mango sorbet) wanted to go to the Museum of Illusions.

I fed Steven a banana, Steven had a conference with his generals, and lastly, Steven and Conor fused into a hideous rat monster.

The day after it was Jules' actual birthday! Steven and I woke up early to look for some cake and decorations. We settled for carrot cake and baklava and some candles.
Jules wanted to spend her birthday at the beach. Unfortunately it was quite overcast and the nearest beach was small, grey and dirty. Still, we had a cocktail at the *Bikini Bar* and had a dip in the thankfully warm water. It was all worth it though, because the Red Arrows were there doing an airshow!

Jules and Conor left the following morning. Steven and I moved out stuff to a nearby hostel then embarked on a very long walk to Piraeus, the city port. It was the last thing I wanted to see before we left: the place where Great Grandpop Bert had stood all those years ago during the war. I cannot imagine how much the port has changed now.もっと詳しく