Greece

Cruise – Day 6 Athens

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We docked in the port of Piraeus near Athens.

After a leisurely morning we joined a coach tour to central Athens. We stopped to view the Parthenon, the temple of Athena, on the Acropolis.

We passed The Panathenaic Stadium which is the ancient, marble stadium that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Originally built in the 4th century B.C. for the Panathenaic Games, it remains a major venue today, used for the Olympic flame handover and the finish of the Athens Marathon.

We stopped again near Hadrian’s Gate built to welcome the Roman Emperor, Hadrian, in recognition for all he did for Athens. This is the same Hadrian who built the wall in the north of England.

After a walk through the Plaka (the old part of the city) and a drink in a pavement cafe we got the coach back to our ship.

Dinner, a quiz and a show, then bed.

Cruise – Day 4 Rhodes

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After breakfast we set off on a panoramic coach tour of Rhodes.

View of Rhodes from our ship.

We drove to Lindos and St Paul’s Bay.

We had the obligatory stop at a local pottery.

We passed an old amphitheatre.

We were amazed to find how close Turkey is to Rhodes.

We were dropped off in the medieval part of the town and had a wander back to the ship.

We could soon see our ship.

Back to the ship for dinner and a show. The weather has been beautiful.

Cruise – Day 3 Heraklion

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After breakfast we set off on a local ‘hop on/hop off’ bus to look round Heraklion.

We travelled the whole route on the top of the open air bus and then got dropped off in town.

The stern of Azura can be seen in the middle of the photo.

Even the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum can be seen heading to the beach!

We passed along the city walls.

We had a refreshing drink at an open air cafe by the Morosini Fountain.

We passed St Titos church then walked back along the harbour to our ship.

Heading to the Main Dining Room for dinner soon, followed by a show in the Playhouse.