On my birthday we docked in Piraeus,
Greece, which is close to Athens. We made a dedicated trip to visit the
Acropolis in the centre of the capital.
It was incredible seeing the remains
of the ancient city and structures that we had studied at school (I made a
model of the Parthenon in 3rd form :P). The Acropolis is positioned
on a large rock/hill in the centre of the city and the views of the city were
amazing.
We then walked to see the Temple of
Zeus and ancient Olympic stadium which were in the same area, and finally sat
down for a cold beer and Souvlaki before returning to the ship.
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| Our group |
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| The Temple of Zeus |
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| The Parthenon |
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| Me with the Parthenon |
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| Sam with Athens |
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The Parthenon being repaired
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| The boys with the Acropolis in the background |
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| Sam being an Egyptian |
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| The Temple of Zeus with The Acropolis in the background |
We were fortunate enough to have the
night off and we dined in the ship’s main dining restaurant with a group of
friends. Penelope had organized a birthday cake which arrived and surprised me
after the main course. It was a delicious chocolate cake with Dulce de Leche
filling.
WOW! I don't think you will ever forget that birthday! Looks amazing! xx
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