Yesterday we visited Athens and rode the Hop-on Hop-Off bus to view the Tomb of the Unknown Solder, the first Olympic Stadium, and the Acropolis Museum. If you have ever visited Athens, you know that the Acropolis is visible from much of Old Athens, also known as the Plaka.
View of the Acropolis from the Hop-On Hop-Off transfer point
The 1896 Olympic Stadium from the Hop-On bus
Linda at lunch at a Plaka Taverna next to the Roman Agora
Bill at lunch at the Taverna
Tower of the Winds
Narrow street in the Plaka
We heard birds singing and turned around to see this
Steps that were part of our unintended detour on the way to the Museum
Acropolis from the Plaka
We walked from the Taverna to the Acropolis Museum. We used Google Maps to show the way. We did make one wrong turn and had an adventure up some steps that reminded us of our Portofino adventure many years ago. We also did a little shopping at some of the shops on the way
The Karyatids in the Acropolis Museum. These statues were columns from the Erechtheion on the Acropolis.
View of the Acropolis from the Acropolis Museum
View of the Piraeus (Athens) harbor from our balcony.
We are having a day at sea on the way to Naples, Italy where we are hoping to be at the Pompeii site without rain. If you have ever been there (we have), you know the footing is somewhat difficult and rain makes it worse. Last time we visited, it was raining and we spent so much time watching our footing, we missed a lot. More tomorrow after Naples.