Acropolis Now

Our journey landed us in Athens for a couple of nights. Of course our first priority was to attend to our personal grooming. Freshly soaped, shaven, moisturized, and desanded we spent the next couple of days exploring the ancient ruins of Athens. (The male of contingency of the group wants everyone to know that they did NOT moisturize). Walking amongst the ruins, it was moving knowing that Socrates and Plato once strolled these very paths…. Then our thoughts were interrupted by the 200 decibel cries of an old Greek lady screaming into her cellular phone. Of course by Greek standards this probably meant she was having a pleasant chat with her friend. The generally cranky attitudes of the Athenians contrasted starkly with the hospitable and warm interactions that we had had with the locals of the islands. The evenings were spent soaking in the awe-inspiring view of the Acropolis from a more distant and comfy spot on the rooftop bar of our hotel. We look forward to recounting the history through an evening of Greek movies including Homer’s The Odyssey and of course….”My Big Fat Greek Wedding”