What I discovered was a land whose cities were controlled by dogs of the friendliest sort and whose islands were dotted with cats, donkeys, and only the occasional tourist. Our group found itself in the comical position of being one of only few tourists on the entire island. No one else was in our hotel, or really on our beach.
A trip to Greek's Cyclades may sound exotique, but I assure you, it was the cheapest week-long vacation I could imagine.
We start in...
Athens
Mount Lycabettus: This 1000-foot hill offers a nice view of Athens. A good way to start our trip to the city. Unfortunately, we soon discovered that a recent sandstorm in the Sahara had blown in a lot of airborne grit, resulting in substantial cloudcover.
Seasonally-questionable graffiti on the way up, but duly noted.
Through the haze, the Parthenon and Acropolis Hill.
The Temple of Zeus has seen more worshipers in the past, but the scale of what remains makes me wonder what of our civilization will be around in 2000 years.
Athenian Jenga.
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