Working my way through photos....Athens

Slowly but surely I am sifting through the photos we took on the cruise and getting them labeled. I'll try and write a different post on each port, so if looking through someone else's vacation photos isn't your idea of time well spent, skip the next 7-9 posts.

This is the second time Kenny and I had been to Athens and as we were limited on time, we hit the spots that were our favorite from our last trip. The Parthenon is a "no-brainer" and then we checked out the main Plaka (square), the beautiful subway stations which are like free museums, and my all time Athens favorite....the changing of the guard in front of Parliament. I can't even begin to describe the ceremony, actions or outfits the guards wear in front of Parliment. Let's just say that even though they have to be well over 6' tall, after watching them do their little dance in a skirt, tights and pom-poms, I wouldn't feel very intimidated trying to storm the place.

Port #6 - Rhodes, Greece

I read in "Lonely Planet" that after visiting Rhodes you would either like it or love it. I'd say we loved it. It's definitaly a place we'd like to go back to. The scenery was beautiful with blue, blue water and the white Greek towns built into the hills that most people think of when they imagine Greece. We visited the town of Lindos with it's Crusader Fortress and Greek temple ruins at the Acropolis. After the tour we walked through Old Town Rhodes which was very charming with the highlight being the Avenue of the Knights. The boys (and Grandma) couldn't resist dipping their toes in the water, but for the boys their toes quickly turned into full body diving and swimming (albeit without swimsuits).