In case you have been wondering, the name of the port is Piraeus and Athens is the town it supports. This is true of most of the blog entries.
Athens was crowded, too. Maybe not quite as bad as Rome. And luck was with us - we were away from Athens when the more boisterous rioting occured. We didn't go up to the Acropolis but our guide (one of the better guides) had the driver maneuver around so we had a good (but distant) view of the Parthenon. Most every large relic you see has work going on - primarily for preservation. Our modern day environment isn't too friendly.
The Benaki Museum (a private museum) was very good. Three stories with elevators. Greek works (clay, metal and painting) from BC and AD (I don't go along with this BCE and CE stuff.) Silver and goldsmithing tops my list of favorite art. And this little museum had some pretty good examples. Could spend hours here.
And we got another little critter. Guess these are pretty standard on most cruise ships and we both looked forward to seeing a new one.
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