P. Diddy's yacht
Big Pimpin' yacht
and EasyCruiseOne!!!
On the boat.
Lilly and Aron
Having some lunch back in Athens before the boat takes off.
Safety first...
...we all had to do a safety drill on the first morning.
How's this view for a workout?
Aron does his own workout...waiting for his pancakes, coffee, and fruit salad.
Milos as seen from the sea.
Our first island!!!
Beaches on the shore excursion.
Please don't ask me their names...
...it's all Greek to me.
This was our first Greek Island beach.
not bad...
Is that Edgar?
In a Speedo?
The Speedo Brotherhood started out as a joke, but the boys liked them so much, they wore them on the whole trip.
Getting some sun.
Clear blue water.
At our second beach...
...where we had lunch.
Lilly had the octopus...it's everywhere on these islands.
Another typical dish are these plates of small fried fish.
The third beach that looked like a lunar landscape.
It's usually very calm and people go cliff jumping.
But this day was very windy and we were advised not to go into the water.
The boat pulled up to this area in the morning on the way to our next island of Ios.
IOS!!!
Lunch on the beach in Ios.
Isn't he handsome?
Exploring the island on the scooters.
Aren't we cute in our helmets?
Little chapels like this one dotted the landscape.
You never had to walk far to find one.
Lots of windmills.
Ios at sunset.
Aron tried the squid.
Headed to the party.
End of season drink specials.
At the Shamrock Club, our favorite place.
Our friend Michael, who we met on the boat. He was a hoot.
Yes, he set the bar on fire...it was so cool.
Vonda and Lilly take to the stage for a little dance.
Is that a dollar in your pants?
WOOPS!
This bartender was awesome. He had as much fun as the patrons. We don't know who the girl is or why she was behind the bar.
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Headed back to the boat...at 6:30am.
Aron escorting our new friends Gemma and Collette.
Mythos...Greek for beer.
4-wheelers were so much fun!
Amorgos was supposed to be our lazy day, but the wind proved us wrong.
Mountain goats grazed on anything they could eat.
Aron pulls a Borat on Naxos.
Corona shot, with a pina colada thrown in.
They boys play paddle ball.
This was the ultimate beach day...
Octopus outside a restaurant.
Watching the sunset.
This was the best paddle boat ever! We had so much fun on this thing and were the envy of the whole beach in Siros.
Pulling up to Serifos, our last island.
Our last island lunch.
Lilly sitting pretty.
In the town at the top of the hill in Serifos.
ATHENS!
Walking to the market area.
They sold everything...
Excavation site. Our first taste of ruins.
The Acropolis.
I love how the train runs through the ruins with the Acropolis in the background. Guess you can't stop progess.
Gelato!
Theater of Herod Atticus
The Erecthion
One of the original statues is in the British Museum.
The Greeks want their stuff back from the Brits.
The sprawling city of Athens.
In front of the Parthenon.
Parthenon.
Entry to the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The bottom of the entrance is Roman architecture (arches), and the top is Greek (more square columns).
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Roman baths on the grounds of the Temple of Olympian Zeus
Kids playing football in front of the Olympic stadium.
This one was built in the 1800's.
This is what is looked like back then.
Being silly.
Our very own Greeks.
Government building.
Meat roasting for the gyros.
Gyros...yummy...they come out on a plate instead of wrapped in a pita.
Aron heckles with the street vendor selling purses. He had already been visited by the balloon artist.
Aron working out in the Gymnasium.
Temple of Thission, built for Theseus.
At a church on the grounds of the ancient Agora, or marketplace.
Ten days of paradise. Now when do we go again?
