Athens

Greece, not Georgia. We're taking a cruise out of Athens for two weeks, visiting many Greek isles as well as some ports in Bulgaria and Romania on the Black Sea. We *were* going to Istanbul, Turkey, as well but that was cancelled due to terrorist threats <sigh>.

We arrived in Athens a few days early, to get acclimated and see the famous sites. As always, adjusting to an eight-hour time zone difference is a struggle, but we down some caffeine at our hotel and head out into the city.

The view from the rooftop restaurant at the hotel: we can see the Acropolis (Greek for "big rock"???) and the Parthenon quite clearly in the distance....

... and later, up close and personal. It's exciting to see, given how historic it is.

We have a great midday lunch in an outdoor cafe nearby, sampling lots of tasty Greek foods. But now it's time to head back to the hotel for an early snooze -- need to catch up on missed Zzzzzz's.