Wow. Cradle of Civilization place for sure. Did the Full Acropolis Experience, highly recommend. Walking through the Acropolis, seeing the Parthenon, Temple to Athena, wow. Very uphill/downhill, not for the frail. ...
Visiting the Acropolis is the reason to come to Athens. Despite warnings about how many steps it takes to reach the top, this excursion was not as demanding as one would think. The views were spectacular. Restoration work is being completed on the Parthenon and in the future the splendor of this ancient structure will be worth a re-visit. The ancient Temple of Athena was impressive even though ...
Off again on a trip first scheduled for 2020, Greece. The cruise is aboard the Viking Sea, a step up from the Princess cruises we usually take.
After a sleepless night on the plane we arrived in Athens to a beautiful day. It took an hour to reach the ship. It was early afternoon and our room would be ready by 2 so we had lunch.
Took the day to unpack and unwind. Definitely liked the ship, ...
Our cruise of the Greek islands began an ended in Piraeus. It's tricky to transfer between the cruise terminal and ferry terminals but we were able to solve it with an overpriced taxi ride. This is a BUSY port. Gird your loins! ...
seemed to take the bus a while to reach Athens itself. The Parthenon was interesting to see; I wasn't aware so much of the stone had been replaced. ...
The port was in a decent location. The embarkation was extremely disorganized. Even the manager doesn't have any idea about forming a line. We were told to arrive by 9 am but weren't able to embark until 11 am for unknown reasons. The embark started by taking people who were not in the line first, and we asked where's the line, The manager stated:" If you could all set down and I guarantee you all ...
