They say you should try to learn something new every day and today I learned the Acropolis is the name of the hill, not the name of the ruins on top. That's the Parthenon, which I discovered I'd been confusing with Rome's Pantheon ever since I visited there in 1987. D'oh! *slap forehead*I was determined to take a shot of a sign with greek and english on it. Excuse the glare/reflection; I had to take it from inside a moving bus.
The view from the top of the Acropolis is stunning, especially on days like today when the sky is brilliant blue and there's little haze.
We also went down to Cape Sounion - well worth doing if you are in this part of the world - to see Poseidon's Temple. The road winds south along the coast from Athens. Closer to the city there are elegant apartments facing onto inner-city marinas fit for their multi-million dollar yachts.
As with any place else, the highrise apartments give way to more suburban areas and then finally to the countryside. But no matter where you look along the way the water is crystal clear and the little coves and beaches look very inviting. Too bad we didn't have time to get off the bus for a picnic and a dip in the Aegean.
I got some close-ups of graffiti at Poseidon's Temple dating back to the 1890s. I'm sure there was older stuff but I couldn't get close enough to see or photograph it. You'll need to click on the pic and enlarge it to see the details. Bringing you proof that vandalism is nothing new...
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Tomorrow we have a very interesting guest speaker: Dr Ruth, the world-famous psychosexual therapist. Her presentation is entitled "Sexually Speaking" so I guess anything is possible. I'm hoping it will not be about sex for the over 80s as the thought leaves me with disturbing mental images.
It is 10pm and I'm exhausted. Three hours from now we sail away to Rome and there's another sea day tomorrow. Might go get my nails done...
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