Athens

From Rome to Greece. Somehow this seems a little backwards since the Greeks started it all (western thought, politics, civilization...) and then Rome copied them but it is what it is. We caught an early flight, rushed to our hotel, gulped down whatever lunch we could find in 15 minutes and headed out on a city tour. Our guide Chris was a tall man and easy to keep track of. He was good at moving us along on the tour and got us up to the Acropolis. He explained some of the politics behind the 'restoration' of the Parthenon and the purposes of the Acropolis in ancient times.

Next we headed to the Acropolis museum where they have created a reconstruction of the pediments and friezes that should be on the Parthenon based on pieces they have found. There are also a lot of other ancient artifacts from the area. The museum is built on top of an ancient archaeological site so the floors are glass and you can see down into an ancient neighborhood. Pretty cool.

I love the 4 guys on the trip. They've been great! Dylan is right behind Asher. Every time I thought I had all four boys in the shot he would move. That kid never stands still!

Dinner was at the hotel and was spaghetti. Not the most Greek of dishes but I don't think anyone cared. The kids headed out to the Plaka district after dinner. They are determined to wring every last experience from the trip. They shopped and stopped at the shop for a fish nibble foot treatment.