Acropolis Now

I woke up this morning to the sound of rain and my minute-less phone ringing for the last time ever (goodbye Czech SIM card!). I had an interview at 7AM local time with a company in Indonesia. Supposedly it was 6AM; or so I thought. The phone that I purchased in Prague doesn’t actually switch time zones; it needs to be done manually. And so, instead of turning off the alarm, I hung up on my interviewer. Good start to the day!

Immediately I jumped out of bed, grabbed my computer and ran downstairs to the lobby of the hostel while trying to boot up my computer and open Skype. Fortunate for me the woman was on Skype and able to talk. The second interview went well and I should hear back within a day or so.

A group of about eight people met up to go see the Parthenon. On the way, a few of us split off and visited to the Acropolis Museum. We spent the better part of three hours absorbing as much information as possible before heading to the site. It is truly incredible when you realize how long these artifacts and structures have been maintained.

What's up with the cranes? The price of restoration...

Afterwards, we ventured to the top of the Acropolis to see the Parthenon. Sam seal of approval – go see it. Once back, we checked into our new room at the hostel and took a little break before meeting up with everyone again.

Chilling at the Theatre of Dionysus

Found an awesome pastry here. The Special - filled with ham and feta cheese

Scott and I then visited the Greek Olympic stadium and headed back to the hostel to change. On the way back, a crafty Greek man convinced us to eat at his restaurant by offering us free drinks. It seemed too good to be true, but it worked out and we got a cheap good meal.

Greece is amazing! We will be in Athens for another day or so then off to explore more of the mainland before venturing onto the islands.