Greece Adventures Day 4

Well we are home, thank the Lord. It was certainly a total blessing and dare I say even miracle that we got on the plane. Looking at it on paper, there is no way we should have gotten on the flight from Frankfurt to Chicago, but we did, and got on the first flight from Chicago to DFW. We got in at 9:15 pm, and Luke and Jessica were with mom at the airport, a very fun surprise!

Day 4 – Athens

We woke up and took a while getting ready in the morning, then made our way to see the Acropolis. This day was difficult for me. I had to stop and rest before we even got there. We got a ticket that let us into the Acropolis as well as the surrounding areas. There was a lot of resting for me, and Jace had to go and get me water at one point. But he was always sweet and patient and at times made me stop and rest even when I insisted I was fine. The acropolis and the view from it were amazing. The Parthenon was massive, and its unfortunate that it is not still intact – its so hard to imagine how it must have looked in all its glory, but even the ruins were impressive and breathtaking.

We stopped for lunch, which was perfect because there was air conditioning and cold water (with ice!) and we took our time there.

We then headed to another archeological site called the Temple of Zeus – it was part of our all-inclusive ticket. Unfortunately, so much of it was destroyed and left in ruins, so we couldn’t always tell what we were looking at, but there were some columns still standing, and one that had fallen but was left on the ground in its separated pieces.

Then we walked to the National Gardens, lay in the park for a while, and wandered around the park. Leaving the park, we came across the original Olympic Stadium where we stopped and rested again J.

After that, I needed a proper rest, so we went back to our hostel - even though we took it easy and slow paced, I still got tired easily probably due to the heat – something we never fully experienced in Prague, and for that I am grateful. Also good news – most places sold 1.5 liters of water for just 1 Euro, so staying hydrated was affordable.

After our rest we headed to the port where we would be leaving for Santorini in few days. We picked up our tickets and wanted to know where our ferry would be leaving due to the fact that I had read that the port was massive and could take you 30 minutes to find your boat. I think the ticket lady thought we were crazy for picking up our tickets 2 days early – but I felt assured knowing that we had our tickets and knew where our boat would dock, and also exactly how to get to the port and how long it would take.

Then we went to one of the restaurants we saw the previous day and had dinner looking out at the Acropolis all lit up in the dark. The food was OK, but the view made up for it.