Athens

 

25 June

Athens

Went in to Athens by train from Pireaus. It is an easy walk from the dock – just turn left when you get out of the cruise terminal and keep walking around the water. There are 'you are here' signs all along showing where the railway station is. It was 3 euros for an all day ticket. We went to Thissio station and when we came out, there was the Acropolis. We went in with Rosemary and Barry. Both Rosemary and Gail at our table had lobster and fish for dinner the night before and were very ill. According to the ship's doctor, they were the only ones and insisted it was something they ate in Cairo but we know of at least eight other people who ate lobster and were also ill. Anyway, Rosie fainted on the train on the way in and bravely soldiered on until we had lunch (she didn't eat) when she fainted again. They came back to the ship in a cab. Otherwise, our day in Athens was wonderful. We just wandered around the Acropolis and around the Plaka, had lunch at a lovely little restaurant under shady plane trees. In the afternoon we walked some more and left about 3.30 to come back to the ship as I'd heard the trains to Pireaus can sometimes be delayed. It gave us a good look at Athens suburbia and some of the Olympic venues. There was an electric train museum at Pireaus but it closed at 2.00 pm and we didn't get back until nearly 4.00. Easy walk back to the ship and another lovely night on board Dawn Princess. It was full moon last night and we slept with the balcony doors open. I'd just gone to bed and looked out and we were passing a Greek island with a fairyland of lights, a full moon above it and reflecting on the water. It's a hard life!!!

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