FRIDAY 22nd JUNE 2012.
We arrived at the Sea Port of Piraeus the Gateway to Greece and Athens
after one and a half days sailing from Istanbul in calm seas to a clear and
bright sunny day of about 28 degrees.
As it was only a short stay of 6 hours in Port we decided to try the
“Red Hop On Hop Off Bus”for a short tour of the city of Athens which also
included a photo stop at the Acropolis. Athens is a very big spread out city and is about 30 minutes drive from the
Port of Piraeus. The city was pretty clean with unbelievable traffic
everywhere, but surprisingly there was no evidence of any political upheavel
the country has been experiencing recently. Not so much of a surprise was the
amount of tourists at the Acropolis. There was a lot of people on the mount mainly
as a result of four cruise ships in port
which included the Crown Princess which has 3,800 passengers.
The bus tour was a good experience and well worth the effort
considering the limited time we had available. Athens is a nice city which
definitely deserves a visit.
It was an early afternoon departure with two days sailing to Venice.
Busy, Busy, you guys will be exhausted by the time you get home. Hope you are getting plenty of rest when at sea to cater for the busy program. Pics are great. Nothing much has changed here, State of Origin decider Wed 4th July. Morris from St George is in, little winger from Knights is out. Sonia is going Ok. and is back to the hospital Monday week. Stay well.
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Thanks for the email from Venice.
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