On our second day in Athens, we started out at Hadrian's Gate and worked our way around the park to a Roman Bath and then over to Z
eus' Temple. While Dwayne and Lisa were amazed to be standing in such an OLD place and were in awe of the fact that any architecture remains, Kaleigh and Ashlyn turned our morning into a nature hike and found delight in the rocks, large pigeons (think Cornish game hen), butterflies and seemingly th
ousands of snails! We left this area after about an hour and walked through The Plaka and started our ascent to the Acropolis. The paths were easily walkable and 
took us past the Theater of Dionysos, the Stage of Dionysos, and then eventually we reached the summit of the Acropolis. Words simply cannot adequately describe the feeling of being surrounded by such magnificent ruins. You feel completely diminished by the enormity of the structures and are awestruck by the view th
at awaits you when you peer over the edge of the Acropolis. Unbelievable. We spent about 2 hours in total at the ruins and then began our descent back into The Plaka, where we hoped to find some good food for lunch and perhaps a few nice shops. We were winding our way down the "mountain" when a very excited Greek man started telling us to "Come, Come...eat at my restaurant!" It was just what we h
ad hoped for...a local restaurant where we could eat al fresco and have authentic Greek food. Let's just say that they gave us at least four times the amount of food we could have possibly eaten - - even if we had stuffed ourselves with the first portion! The service was friendly and it was just plain fun. This was a good, good day. It ended with some
shopping, ice cream, and more walking around in The Plaka. We heralded a taxi to go back to our hotel and decided to chill for a few hours before going to dinner. When that time came, we requested a taxi to take us to the Hard Rock Cafe, but we were told those roads were closed due to some government demonstrations. So, we weren't able to go there but instead took the taxi driver's advice and went to a more "local" area...where the "Greeks" eat (he said). It was anoth
er lovely, lovely dining experience at a place called Zorba's (of course!). It was right on a marina and the girls fed the fish from ou
r table. The restaurant had glass windows facing the marina and all of the windows were open - - so you could completely enjoy the water and fresh air. Every where we go (in the world), these two precious daughters of ours are completely fussed over and spoiled rotten (except by our first taxi driver, of course...ha ha). They were treated like royalty once again by the staff at Zorba's and of course if Kaleigh and Ashlyn are happy...so are we.
eus' Temple. While Dwayne and Lisa were amazed to be standing in such an OLD place and were in awe of the fact that any architecture remains, Kaleigh and Ashlyn turned our morning into a nature hike and found delight in the rocks, large pigeons (think Cornish game hen), butterflies and seemingly th
ousands of snails! We left this area after about an hour and walked through The Plaka and started our ascent to the Acropolis. The paths were easily walkable and 
took us past the Theater of Dionysos, the Stage of Dionysos, and then eventually we reached the summit of the Acropolis. Words simply cannot adequately describe the feeling of being surrounded by such magnificent ruins. You feel completely diminished by the enormity of the structures and are awestruck by the view th
at awaits you when you peer over the edge of the Acropolis. Unbelievable. We spent about 2 hours in total at the ruins and then began our descent back into The Plaka, where we hoped to find some good food for lunch and perhaps a few nice shops. We were winding our way down the "mountain" when a very excited Greek man started telling us to "Come, Come...eat at my restaurant!" It was just what we h
ad hoped for...a local restaurant where we could eat al fresco and have authentic Greek food. Let's just say that they gave us at least four times the amount of food we could have possibly eaten - - even if we had stuffed ourselves with the first portion! The service was friendly and it was just plain fun. This was a good, good day. It ended with some
shopping, ice cream, and more walking around in The Plaka. We heralded a taxi to go back to our hotel and decided to chill for a few hours before going to dinner. When that time came, we requested a taxi to take us to the Hard Rock Cafe, but we were told those roads were closed due to some government demonstrations. So, we weren't able to go there but instead took the taxi driver's advice and went to a more "local" area...where the "Greeks" eat (he said). It was anoth
er lovely, lovely dining experience at a place called Zorba's (of course!). It was right on a marina and the girls fed the fish from ou
r table. The restaurant had glass windows facing the marina and all of the windows were open - - so you could completely enjoy the water and fresh air. Every where we go (in the world), these two precious daughters of ours are completely fussed over and spoiled rotten (except by our first taxi driver, of course...ha ha). They were treated like royalty once again by the staff at Zorba's and of course if Kaleigh and Ashlyn are happy...so are we. 
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