Friends and good times

Hello, It seemed like forever but our friends finally came. Much joy and laughter came with them. It was quite late, by my standard, but then who knows what time it really was after traveling through several time zones. We walked to the restaurant that had been recommended by the cruise company. It was a billed as a mom-and-pop restaurant. Mom did the cooking, pop did the greeting and seating guests, while the daughters were the wait staff. Consequently, it had more local dishes to choose from. It was quite fine. Another advantage to being in a residential neighborhood.

The next day we all got up for a shared breakfast time. There were multiple selections for us. In comparing notes, we learned we all slept deeply and long. Even at breakfast we laughed a lot. After that we boarded the motel shuttle to the city center to catch a hop on hop off tour. Our first stop was the acropolis which supports the Parthenon. It was quite a walk up to the top and three of us made it, while the other three rested very close to the top. It was quite the view of the structures as well as the surrounding city. I hardly took any photos, but just absorbed the sights knowing that others were taking plenty of pictures. Do I remember much? Glimpses are in my mind. As with the last trip we took with these people, Leroy became our scout to find out where we should go. He did a good job trotting back and forth. All of the men in our group went to seminary so they had some familiarity with Greek, especially the written word. I just floated along and let them tell me things. Paula