Today was our first official day of being of the top deck schedule. I wasn't sure how much I was going to like this being so structured.
We started out by having breakfast at 7:30am and meeting at 8:15am for our 2.5 hour walking tour of Athens. The breakfast buffet was pretty big. Cereals, cakes, fruit, eggs, bacon and bread. At 8:15am we caught 2 trains to the centre of town.we started right outside where I was staying yesterday.
We walked past the markets, past the Parthenon, the temple of Zeus. We also got taken on top of this hill that looks over all of Athens. It was beautiful.
The view was incredible. I highly recommend the hike up to the view. The walking tour was pretty informative. Athens have a lot of stray dogs. When stray dogs see a large group of people they will follow them where ever they go. We had this little buddy follow us around.
We finished with watching the changing of the guards. After the walking tour we had a few hours to kill until our half day tour starts. A few girls and I caught a train back to the flea markets and to where the main shop area. We got some fresh fruit from a market store. I also brought a new lock for my suitcase to replace the broken one from Rome. We did a bit of shopping then caught the complicated trains back to the meeting point.
We got back to the meeting point and jumped on the mini bus and headed towards the coast. It took roughly and hour to get to where we were having lunch. The drive along the coastline was beautiful. The water was so blue and green.
The restaurant is located right on the coast line that over looks the beach. The buffet lunch was included in the price. It was fantastic, we got to try all these foods I have never tried before. Yum. After lunch we walked across to the beach and swam and sun baked for a hour.
We hoped back in the bus and headed up the mountain to the temple of Joseidon. It took roughly half an hour to get to the temple. When we arrive our top deck guide got our tickets and we walked up to the temple. The temple was amazing. It is located on of a mountain surround by ocean.
We spent about an hour at the temple. Admiring it and relaxing at the cafe looking over the ocean. After this beautiful experience we got back in the bus and went back to the hotel.
We had a shower and got ready for dinner. We met in the foyer and all caught 2 trains to the Plaka area. We are going to have dinner in this traditional Greek Tavern. This dinner was included in the cost. We had a 3 course Greek meal. And watched traditional Greek dancing and a band play. It was such a wonderful day today. It was such a great day to start our tour with. Tomorrow morning we are up at 5am to catch a ferry to Mykonos.
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