Take off
2月28日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
With a little help from ChatGPT I was the responsible one and created a full itinerary. Dinner dates booked, tickets secured, hotels and flights arranged. Next stop, Athens.
Touchdown and Day 1
3月1日, ギリシャ ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Arrived in Athens. Our taxi was ripping at 140kph to the hotel. We are staying at the NJV right on Syntagma Square, the central plaza of Athens. Caught the changing of the guards at the tomb of theもっと詳しく
Acropolis Museum
3月2日, ギリシャ ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Started off with the best Hotel breakfast we’ve ever had. Walked to the Acropolis to realize I booked tickets for the next day, maybe I’m not too good at this. Ended up spending the morning at theもっと詳しく
Mount Lycabettus & Panathinaiko Stadium
3月2日, ギリシャ ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Took the cable car to the top of the best overlook in the city. Enjoyed some drinks and marched our way down even though we paid for a return ticket. The stadium was a highlight, walked the tunnelsもっと詳しく
Acropolis
3月3日, ギリシャ ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
So the Acropolis is the citadel and the Parthenon is the temple. I kept getting that mixed up.
We started on the south slope and first stop was the Theater of Dionysus, where ancient theater wasもっと詳しく
Ancient Agoras/Temple of Hephaestus
3月3日, ギリシャ ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Second half of the morning. Stopped at the Roman Agora, Agora’s were public spaces used for assembles and markets. From there we went to the Ancient Agora of Athens. The missal there is rebuilt likeもっと詳しく
Dinner with a view
3月3日, ギリシャ ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Took a walk through the Plaka neighborhood and found Bretto’s bar. The oldest distillery in Athens. From there we went to Dionysos Zonar’s and had some amazing food with a matching view. I had theもっと詳しく
Flight to Rome
3月4日, ギリシャ ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Courtney really wanted McDonalds for breakfast but they don’t start brekky until 8am! She was devastated and I had to settle with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon with hash browns at the hotel.もっと詳しく
A stroll through Trastevere
3月4日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Can’t kick a rock without hitting a historic building or a church around here. Had our first authentic pizza and ate it with a fork as you do. Took a walk through the Trastevere neighborhood and ourもっと詳しく
Vatican City
3月5日, バチカン市 ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
So much art. Luckily we had a tour booked so we got to skip all the lines and go straight in. We didn’t realize the size of the Vatican Museums collection. Highlights were some of the statues,もっと詳しく
The Roman Forum & Colosseum
3月6日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Toured the Colosseum, including the tunnel the gladiators traveled through from the training building that they lived in to the arena. Fun fact: it’s called arenaもっと詳しく
Afternoon amble
3月6日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
1. Trevi Fountain
- Drink stop
2. Spanish Steps
- Courtney got her McDonalds
3. Pantheon
- Starbucks
4. Piazza Novona
Shopping, walking, seeing, and snacking
Last Full Day
3月7日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Hiked up Janiculum hill to see the view. From there we went to the WeGil and checked out the Warhol/Banksy exhibit. Took a break at the CircusMaximus, the oldest and largest arena in Rome. Later theもっと詳しく
Travel Day
3月8日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Happy international women’s day! They celebrate by giving yellow flowers to ladies. Courtney got some at breakfast. I could get used to being chauffeured around in Mercedes.
Watched Gladiator 1 andもっと詳しく

















































































































































































































