Last day in Athens for a little while anyway. Spent the morning looking at more significant archaeological ruins /sites, firstly the Temple of Olymian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch, then the Temple of Dionysius at the base if the Acropolis. I found the ancient theatres most interesting - beautifully, symetrically designed. It was very easy to imagine what it would have felt like to sit in these theatres on a balmy summer Athens evening sitting amongst the crowd watchin...

Today we both felt a bit travel weary so we took things a bit easier and didn't venture too far afield from our hotel. In the morning we visited the Jewish Museum which was interesting and quite sobering. The museum's lower levels had displays explaining Jewish alter furnishings and paraphernalia and their significance. tAnother level had displays of clothing, religious rituals, celebrations etc. But several levels were devoted to the Greek Jewish people and the...

This morning was spent viewing the extensive collection of antiquities at the Benaki Museum, Athens. Of most interest to me was the ceramic collection containing items that spanned Ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age through to the height of the Classical Period. Also the incredible collection of Greek jewellery. Some of these pieces were truly exquisite and I have no idea how the jewellers managed to achieve such fine and delicate work without the techn...

We flew into Athens last night at about 8.00pm. My friend, very wisely, booked our first night's accommodation at the Sofitel Airport hotel, which is a zebra crossing's distance away from the airport! Excellent. I can highly recommend this hotel as the rooms and food are excellent. Full buffet dinner (with a mixture of traditional Greek food as well as "American") was €25 and a glass of really good Greek red wine, €6. Breakfast was just as impressive with ...