Our group heading up to the Acropolis
The Parthenon
Our group in front of the Parthenon
The Olympieion
The Olympic Stadium where the marathon ends
My brother Kurt and I in front of the winner's platform
Sunset over the Acropolis from our roomSaturday, October 30th
I'm writing on Sunday evening here about 11pm. It's been a crazy, fast-paced 2 days. I'm unbelievably tired, still feeling nautious from the marathon, and maybe slightly under the influence of alcohol from our dinner out. Not a great formula to become a writer - but I need to catch up because we're going boating in the Greek Isles tomorrow.
Saturday was great. We met up with Liam & Kim around 9am for breakfast. Then, we walked over to the Acropolis for an afternoon tour. What a fantastic place!
Acropolis means "high city". It sits on this towering rock that overlooks Athens. Easily the take-home symbol of the city. We walked to the top. The Parthenon is the main structure. We spent most of the afternoon taking pictures and exploring the area. There's currently a restoration project underway to help preserve the history. Bottom line - excellent place.
We had lunch atop one of the restaurants in town. Then we walked around the city some more. We visited the Olympieion. This was a temple dedicated to the worship of Zeus. Neat area - it's like a park. We walked around and took more pictures.
Back to the hotel. We had dinner on the roof of our hotel with our tour group. We had a famous marathon runner - Ron Hill - present to us. Filling dinner and then back to the room to pack our gear and prepare for the race on Sunday.
Short and sweet description -- I'll let the pictures do the talking.
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