Showing posts with label Acropolis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Acropolis. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Let's eat--European style!

OK, I’m a little bit behind on my blogging here. We’ve already been to Greece, Turkey and Italy and are cruising toward the final stops of the voyage (everywhere’s been amazing, by the way!) and we have even given our first-ever Learn to Decorate with Style mini-workshop aboard the high seas!

I’m just popping in to quickly post some food photos I took in the early part of the trip.

kids-eating

A big group of us stopped for lunch at Psara's in Plaka. The kids had the best table in the house with a view overlooking the city. Thank goodness they had their own corner... they were noisy!

food

My lunch: a mixed grill plate with chicken, sausage, pork and lamb with spinach and carrots. It was delicious!

pork-w-ouzo

Not to be out done, Kara ordered the pork chop in ouzo sauce. She said it was ooohh so yummy.

c-and-darrell

Aaahh — good food, great vacation.

grownups-eatingnite-viewStill more eating. Dinner that night was on the rooftop of the Ledra Marriott overlooking the Acropolis, with enough delicious food to feed the Trojan army.

That’s it for now. More later!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Off and running

After traveling about 30 hours and on only five hours of sleep, Darrell, Nicki, my mom and dad and I awoke in Athens with lots of energy and ready for our first adventure. With only a few minutes to spare, we jumped onto the first tour bus of the day to see the sights of Athens.

baton-pass

First stop, the Olympic Stadium, home of the first modern Olympics. Nicki was excited to pass me the baton. This mother-daughter duo won the design team relay race!

temple-of-zeus

At the Temple of Zeus. the God of all Gods (my dad thought that was his title!).

c-and-mom

This is the last photo of mom and me smiling before our long hot trek up to the Acropolis. It felt like it was over 120 but it was probably just over 100 degrees.

parthenon-or-acropolis

The Parthenon... aaaaahhhhh-mazing! How did they build this thousands of years ago?

acropolis-detail

During our tour among the thousands of people on top of the Acropolis, we ran into Keoni, Kara and Keri. The girls were so happy to find each other.

wagners

After getting lost in Plaka with Joseph and Carolyn, we discovered this quaint street.

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Greek dinner show, a la Paradise Cove luau in Hawaii.

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I hope everybody back home has made it through all that rain we've been hearing about! I'll be back later with more photos...