TEN OBSERVATIONS FROM GREECE (mostly from Santorini) 10. LAZINESS - General statement: all Greeks are lazy. Look at the economy - case closed, yes? Have a look at the lack of gardens around the joint - concrete is the landscape of choice. Lazy. 9. WEATHER - Pretty bloody good. When we arrived in Santorini the locals apologised for the bad weather - there was a bit of cloud cover about. Carry on. Come to Melbourne. 8. ORGANISATION - Some of history's greatest m...

ANCIENT GREECE We spent the evening in Athens in the very nice Electra Palace Hotel, after having a wander through the Plaka district. Earlier, we wandered up to the Acropolis at about 4:30pm, but, of course, it closed at 3pm. You lazy Greeks, no wonder your economy is shot. We still got close enough to take some photos, and hey, we've 'seen' the Acropolis now... I got a sticker, and some Fanta as well. Back at the hotel we dined in style. The hotel has a ro...