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Today we are in Athens, Greece and we went to the Acropolis--and climbed to the top and all around. The Acropolis is basically a fort around a stadium, temples, a theatre and of course The Parthenon which is the largest and oldest Temple. Huge and amazing--the views are magnificent, I can see why it was a formidable fort. We then walked to the Plaka past some very nice homes--like brownstones only all marble. In fact, everything is marble--streets, buildings, columns, pathways... I would not want to walk them in the rain--very slick--difficult enought when dry. LOL! Steve says I am a billy goat as I am scampering along. I am driven to get to the shade and air conditioned shopping. The Plaka is the oldest shopping/village in the world?? and very interesting. This city has 4 million people and pretty much everywhere you look is something old in the middle of the new. I am glad we went, but if we are here again on a cruise then I think I would rather take a Flying Dolphin hydrofoil to the closest island of Aegean. There are 1800 Greek islands and 700 are inhabited. In all of Greece there is 10 million people and 4 million of that are in Athens... Anyway, we are hot and tired and ready to relax on the ship. We have a lovely view from our balcony and we will have a restful afternoon.