On March, 25th we boarded our flight about 5:30PM, from JFK to Athens. It was a 9 hour, overnight flight. It is so difficult for me to sleep sitting practically straight up!! I was very tired from spending a busy 4 days in NYC and had ear plugs and an eye mask, but I still had trouble sleeping. I did sleep about 3-4 hours though, (not consecutively), which is more than I usually sleep on over night flights.
We landed in Athens about 9am the next morning. By the time we all cleared customs, boarded our bus and drove to the hotel, it was about 11am. When we got to the hotel, we only unloaded our luggage. We immediately got back on the bus for our tour of Athens. First we had a drive around Athens to get us aquainted with the layout. Our first stop was the Acropolis, where the Parthenon, Erechtheion and Mars Hill are located, (among others). It was an amazing feeling standing on Mars Hill where Paul preached to the Athenians about the altar they had built to their "unknown god".
Next we stopped at the Panathinako Stadium where the 1896 summer olympics were revived. It was a very pretty stadium, and I could hear the echos of the cheers from crowds long ago.
By this time, it was getting to be early evening and the bus took us back to the hotel where we checked into our rooms. Dinner was at 7pm, so most of us took a nap since we could hardly stay awake another minute!
On day two, March 27th, we woke up early for breakfast, then boarded our bus again. We were taken to Piraeus, Port of Athens. This time, we boarded our ship, The Aquamarine, for our 3 day Greek Island cruise. We arrived at our first stop, the Isle of Mykonos at sunset. Mykonos is a very beautiful island, but by the time we actually got on the island it had become dark. Because of this, I didn't get to enjoy this island as much as I would have liked.
This was the beginning of our incredible trip to Greece. I'm not sure when, but I will eventually tell you about going to Rhodes, the Isle of Patmos, Ephesus, Corinth, Sounion, The Temple of Apollo, Plaka and more....Stay tuned.
Here is a slide show of a FEW of the pictures I took of the first two days. Enjoy!
10 comments:
Wow! Absolutely beautiful! Some day I need to go on one of these trips!!
Yes, Keri, you do! Next year is an Eastern Caribbean Cruise. The trips are so much fun!! All of the information for the next trip hasn't come out yet, but let me know if you want me to send it to you when it does.
Beautiful pictures. Thanks for taking us on your trip. Very impressive.
WOW!! So cool. That's a part of the world I want to see someday!
Thanks for the pictures! Beautiful places...
Awesome slide show wish I had gone on this one. I will go again. I was on the one to Italy and enjoyed it immensely.
Well, anonymous, don't be shy. Tell me your name. I can't guess from all of the people that went to Italy! :) Yes, you would have enjoyed this trip, too. See you on the next one.
Gayla, why don't you do a photography blog like Tena and Shirlene? You have an awesome talent, and you should share it with others. Your pictures are always amazing.
Karen, I've thought about it, but I'm not sure I have the time to maintain another blog. I've been so bad with this one this year!
I have just recently developed a love for photography, and have been trying to teach myself. I also have a great camera. Thanks for the comments....you never know....LOL
Gayla, I enjoyed your slideshow. It's look like a beautiful place to visit!
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