Taking 'The Zeus Palace' to Venice.I love the ship but others are telling me it's no Palace. (I just think they don't know how to play.)It's wonderful!I have wandered the decks.... Checked out the wonderful horizon... Watched the magnificent bridge disappear from sight... Been amazed at the tent set up on deck by backpackers.... almost tripped over 2 big dogs in the corridor by my room (They travel by ship twice a year back and forth to Greec...

Early morning wake up call for 5.15am.it rang at 4.49am.oh well... up and at 'emSitting outside the Hotel at 6.40am for 7am pickup.i wasn't going to be late.hmmm... bus is late. oh, there it is.Local guide waved at me...I take the case across the road to the bus.'Are you French, Madame?''Non.'Wrong bus.After that , I avoided being picks up by a Spanish bus tour ... And 2 others...I just stared them down in the end and they left.Ahhhh... Th...

Up at 8.30amWonderful breakfast then I walked to the Archaeological Museum....about 4 blocks from here.Had the most wonderful time.Just amazing.Saw the most beautiful bronze statue of a horse and jockey that had been found under the sea, in pieces and put back together again.Wonderful marble statues everywhere.Saw the Antikythera Mechanism....fascinating area on that and all the other treasures recovered from that wreck.The marble statues that fell into the sedim...

Athens is amazing.Had a sleep in this morning til 9am.I was so tired.The bus trip to see Poseidon's Temple yesterday was a very long return journey .... they were dropping people off at various hotels through Athens on the way back...and I was the very last.....so I was a bit worn out.I had booked to go on a full day tour to Delphi by bus today....8am to about 8pm...but I decided not to do it....just wanted to wander Athens..and after yesterday, didn't wa...

Well, Greece has succeeded where none other have been successful.I couldn't finish my ice cream dessert.Yep.Absolutely stonkered me.I have missed a day of the blog...Had a great time on the boat... Great night sleep...apparently I slept through 2 announcements....coming straight through the speakers into each and every stateroom...announcing VERY LOUDLY....that some passengers should be ready to disembark...( not us ).... and my tour mates were VERY jealous t...