More sightseeing in Athens

October 20, 2009 – Tuesday – 7:20

We just got back from the tour to Sounion (pronounced Sue yun or Sue yeo, I heard it both ways) and it was well worth the time, money and effort. We drove along the coast line to the southernmost point of Greece (or so our guide told us) and that drive was worth it even if there hadn’t been Poseidon’s temple to view. This country is so old with so much history.
The batteries in my camera went dead so we switched to Mike’s and took lots of pictures. We brought extra batteries but of course they were in my suitcase and not on me. I am observing that we are ruled by our electronic dev ices and the need to keep them charged. Mike brought along his Garmin and had bought maps to view our progress through Greece but he forgot to bring the charger so he is hoarding power (for what, I do not know…) The front desk gave me a converter that works with the ITouch and the computer and we are alternating keeping Mike’s camera, the I touch and the computer charged. Just wish we could do the same for his Garmin. He was really looking forward to that. I did watch us ‘drive’ through Athens today on our tour but he didn’t want to waste what little battery he had left so we turned it off. I think I’ll ask as the front desk if anyone has a charger here that would let us use it for awhile.
We’re off to have dinner in the hotel restaurant that has the magnificent view of the Acropolis. If the food is good that will be a bonus!