Rainy Day in Greece, Day 3, 02-10-2018

The itinerary for today called for an island tour of 3 Greek Islands starting with Hydra. This trip was postponed until tomorrow because of today's weather forecast. of wind and rain. Tomorrow should be sunny and no rain. We felt like we should expand our knowledge of historical Greece and visit the Acropolis Museum.

We had met a gentleman on the plane coming over and he said he had been to Athens before and all he saw was old buildings, 2,000 to 3,000 years old in various stages of disrepair. He thought we would enjoy it. I told him that next year we would be celebrating the 200 year anniversary of the state of Alabama. We are looking forward to that historical event.

We took the metro to museum and enjoyed viewing the artifacts and had the opportunity to view a video of the history of the Acropolis. The greatest and finest sanctuary of ancient Athens, dedicated primarily to its patron, the goddess Athena, dominates the center of the modern city from the rocky crag known as the Acropolis. Pictures do not do this justice. You need to come visit..

At the completion of the museum tour, we continued our exploration of Athens. Every where you turn there are foundation ruins and old, old ruins. Greeks, Roman's, the Ottomans and any other group of people that ruled Greece have left their mark on the history. The Cradle of Democracy, the very fabric of our lives have been greatly influenced by the Greeks.

We had a great lunch next to the Parthenon and afterwards went back to the hotel. The rain moved in so we called it a day.

When we are on these trips I try to get a haircut, so I went in search of a barbershop. I found one several blocks away from the hotel. I stopped in and I was next. I sat down in the barber chair and tried to talk to the barber. He did not speak English and I did not speak Greek. As it turned out, he did not speak Greek either. He was Pakistani. He gave me a good haircut for 5.00 euro.

Off to the islands tomorrow.