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OLYMPIA, GREECE
When I (Stew) was in Greece 26 years ago with Harvey, we missed seeing Olympia because of a wrong turn. “It'll be there the next time,” I told him. However, just before we docked at Olympia's port town of Katakolon, we learned that because of Greek elections, Olympia's world-class museum and archeological site were both closed. So, instead, we browsed the junky tourist shops in Katakolon and caught up on our internetting at a free WiFi cafe. Next time . . .
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| STEW "INTERNETTING" |
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| KATAKOLON STREET |
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| OUR SHIP/OUR ROOM/OUR UPGRADE |
ATHENS Monday. Bad news! The New Acropolis Museum, which was to have been one of the highlights of the trip along with the museum at Olympus yesterday, is closed on Mondays. However, the weather was perfect for outside touring: slightly overcast and 73 degrees. We took the subway in town and visited the Acropolis with the Parthenon (much renovated since I last visited) and the Erecthion, the temple with the five ladies holding up the roof. (All are fakes; the real ones are all in museums.) In Constitution Square, Bob took a photo of one of the guards with his pom-pom shoes, and later we visited the ancient agora with its amazingly well-preserved Temple of Hephaestus, and the “new” (Roman) agora with its single wall of what was once Hadrian's Library. (He also has an arch, which Bob photographed at my request.) We were going to go to the National Archeological Museum, but the subway line there was under construction and we weren't sure we could get a cab back from there if we went. Besides, we were both walked out, so we headed back to the ship for a couple of much-needed coffees.
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| WE REALLY WERE THERE |
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| THIS ONE'S FOR STEW |
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| HADRIAN'S ARCH |
MYKONOS, GREECE The island was much as I remembered it: gleaming white houses, narrow walkways, millions of gift shops and restaurants. Mostly sunny; high of 71. Wandered awhile, took a few photos, and returned to the ship. Had decided not to go to Delos. Can't take too much sun anymore. Besides, the tour adviser said he thought the ferries might not be running there this time of year.
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| MYKONOS |
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| A COLORFUL STREET |
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| WINDMILLS |
