Happiness is not ... the Athens tube, especially when you ride it only to miss your boat by 10 minutes; though at least the kids've got a seat, not like during the rugby scrum of boarding at Omonia station trying to get to Piraeus port (a bargain, only 3 euro for all of us) the SECOND time. Must've been 40 degrees squished in a corner of that train.Sam: "it was very cramped on the tube to the airport."
Sam, seen above on the Aeropagus rock where great philosophers from Aristotle to St Paul gave Athenians what-ho, picks up the story: "THE FIRST DAY WAS EXHILIRATING AND BORING AT THE SAME TIME. THE 3 ½ HOUR WAS REALLY BORING ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PLANE WAS AN HOUR LATE. BUT AFTERWARDS IT WAS PANICKY BECAUESE MUM AND DAD THOUGHT WE WOULD MISS OUR FERRY. There was a break in the train lines and so we did. But then we stayed a night in Athens backpackers that was next door to the Acropolis but the Acropolis was closed because of a strike. Then we had to wait in a waiting room for 6 hours cos the ferry we were getting on to was at midnight. While we were on the ferry everyone else got to sleep apart from me and mum kept telling me off cos I wasn’t asleep."So that was fun (ultimate blame rested with that Icelandic volacano cos an ash cloud delayed our flight at Gatwick).
Ellie says: "We missed the boat so we stayed at Athens backpackers and watched Greek cartoons."
Right, second time lucky at the ferry terminal.
We settle in on board in the style to which we're accustomed.
When we got back from the island, our first stop was the Acropolis museum, fantastic, only 10 euro for us all and this the only pic inside cos there's no photography.
History under our feet, quite literally. Lots of the Acropolis museum floor is glass overhanging the ruins they dug up during construction.
Next day, up the Acropolis itself, here at the Odeon of Dionysis. The star turn was by a live tortoise wandering round near the stage.
When in doubt, or with time before your flight out, have an ice cream in the beautiful old Plaka area of Athens.
When we got back from the island, our first stop was the Acropolis museum, fantastic, only 10 euro for us all and this the only pic inside cos there's no photography.
History under our feet, quite literally. Lots of the Acropolis museum floor is glass overhanging the ruins they dug up during construction.
Next day, up the Acropolis itself, here at the Odeon of Dionysis. The star turn was by a live tortoise wandering round near the stage.Blue view on the steps leading up to the Acropolis. Within half an hour at 9am it went from over-run to entirely over-run.
Ellie: "We went to the Parthenon.It's on a hill that is called the Acropous hill.We climbed up it."
Another blue view. The kids' highlight on top, to go with the tortoise below, was a drinking fountain that squirted such a long way you could hit someone walking by. Parthenon? what Parthenon? Later in Athens' main park at its Children's Library the 2 women told us to leave while they minded the kids for an hour. Primo!
Another blue view. The kids' highlight on top, to go with the tortoise below, was a drinking fountain that squirted such a long way you could hit someone walking by. Parthenon? what Parthenon? Later in Athens' main park at its Children's Library the 2 women told us to leave while they minded the kids for an hour. Primo!
When in doubt, or with time before your flight out, have an ice cream in the beautiful old Plaka area of Athens. Sam: "We stayed in Athens for 2 days, one day we went to acropolis, it was quite magnificent, and the other day we went to the acropolis museum and I got to play free on the internet in the internet café cos the guy let me. We had pizzas and watched the X games.
On the plane back home I really liked it cos I hired a PSP for 9 euro and I played ratchet and clank, size matters and watched aliens in the attic and when we got home we missed our bus but we got another one but the picaddilly tube line was closed so we had to get on the district line. When we got home it was 12.30 at night and there was a heap of clothes on my bed.
I think thAT’S ALL. "
On the plane back home I really liked it cos I hired a PSP for 9 euro and I played ratchet and clank, size matters and watched aliens in the attic and when we got home we missed our bus but we got another one but the picaddilly tube line was closed so we had to get on the district line. When we got home it was 12.30 at night and there was a heap of clothes on my bed.
I think thAT’S ALL. "
Final result, PSP 5, Acropolis 1 ...
Hi Jacqui and family, I am really enjoying reading about your adventures. I also went to Athens a very long time ago but unfortunately I never saw that cool water fountain that sounded like lots of fun! Looking forward to reading more about your wonderful family's adventures.....Love Kate Devenport (Hazel and Sadie's Mum from Mainly Music)
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