We woke up late and missed breakfast. After good coffee we wandered around the old town area and came across the hotel we stayed in years ago. It is actually nicer, still with a lovely view of the Acropolis from the rooftop restaurant. In spite of being a rather low end hotel--or used to be--it remains one of the tallest buildings in the area. Earthquakes make builders very conservative.
We found an old church knee deep in the old town below. There were more people; the area was so much livelier and I was reassured about the town. An optometrist fixed a pair of glasses for us and would not accept any money--charity being a good indicator of confidence, if not success.
We were scheduled to go to a resort, Lagonissi, for several days before joining the ship. It is along the southern shore. We had never done anything like this before and did not know what to expect.
A driver picked us up after noon and we drove easily. There must be some limo driver indoctrination school; this driver was more convinced about conspiracies against Greece than the first. We found the resort on a small, privately owned peninsula. There was no town in the immediate area. The room was gorgeous, large with a large and beautiful bath and a huge porch overlooking the sea. And the room's private pool. Staggeringly expensive, lazily elegant; just terrific.
We relaxed, struggled with jet lag and had a fabulous dinner at their Italian restaurant.
We found an old church knee deep in the old town below. There were more people; the area was so much livelier and I was reassured about the town. An optometrist fixed a pair of glasses for us and would not accept any money--charity being a good indicator of confidence, if not success.
We were scheduled to go to a resort, Lagonissi, for several days before joining the ship. It is along the southern shore. We had never done anything like this before and did not know what to expect.
A driver picked us up after noon and we drove easily. There must be some limo driver indoctrination school; this driver was more convinced about conspiracies against Greece than the first. We found the resort on a small, privately owned peninsula. There was no town in the immediate area. The room was gorgeous, large with a large and beautiful bath and a huge porch overlooking the sea. And the room's private pool. Staggeringly expensive, lazily elegant; just terrific.
We relaxed, struggled with jet lag and had a fabulous dinner at their Italian restaurant.
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