Athens, Greece

April 19, 2025

Good Morning, Overnight we moved from Turkey to Athens in Greece. Athens is the country’s capital. The urban area is home to 3,6 million citizens.

Today was a nice sunny morning, with a predicted high of 22 deg C. For today we were going to be engaged in a city tour with a visit to the Acropolis. First we went on the bus for a tour around the City showing us a variety of historical buildings including the Rebuild Olympic stadium. After our City tour we ended up at the foot of the Acropolis. it was quite a hike to get to the top. There were an enormous amount of tourists out today. Being a long weekend and 3 cruise ships in town, made it very busy everywhere. You had to be extra careful following the pathway and stairs up the hill . Eventually we made it to the top , hung around for a while, took a bunch of pictures from the ancient structures and the views of the City. Carol and I  decided to start our descent down the mountain, meanwhile dodging tourists all the way. When we got to the bottom of the hill, we had an extra half hour for some souvenir shopping and bathroom break before the rest of the group showed up. When we got back on the bus, we proceeded with our city tour till we got back to the ship. After we did our hike up to the Acropolis, we decided not to go out again.

Cheers

Cor and Carol