DAY 94 - Athens

Athens with Oakhall.

There is much history in Athens, and many vast amounts of ruins to show for it. So on this sweltering hot day we dragged our feet over the sites that have been privileged to held famous events and people in one of the worlds oldest cities.

We looked around the Acropolis, Acient Angora, Hadrians Arch, Temple of Zeus, and there was more to see but really marble is marble, and there is a lot of it to be seen in Athens. Marble can be shaped in many beautiful ways but with the day’s heat, and after looking at the important ruins we felt we’d seen enough.

Today was a success, it was good to be in places publicised in the bible, including the hill where Paul the Apostle stood and spoke to the Greeks as recorded in Acts 17. And we also spent time checking out the flea markets, mostly enjoyed because of the air-conditioned shops!

To finish off the day we went out to Cape Sounion to watch the sun go down. The were some ruins (no surprise by now) at the top of the hill and in what would have been the court yard couples were watching the sun set… we felt our laughing and general shanaggians would be unsuitable for their quite special moment so we went to the front of the ruins as the sun slowly set.