I finally got a picture of me in front of the Marble Stadium! It's actually next door to CYA, can you believe that? We see it probably 10 times a day haha. It's always crawling with tourists.
Today was our third day on the Acropolis, the walk up there is getting a bit old. When we got there this morning we got to see the Greek Army finishing their flag raising ceremony. They raise it on the Acropolis every morning, what a job! The Acropolis/Parthenon is a symbol of great pride for Athenians, in a way I guess all Greeks. Nicola told us today that when the Nazis invaded Greece they did it at night and all of Athens awoke to see a huge Nazi flag flying on top of the Acropolis...what a terrifying thought...
Something I've noticed around Athens is unlike America, their policemen are all young and extremely attractive. One reason I can think of is Greece has a conscription law that requires all men between the ages of 18 and 45 to do nine months of active military service and are eligible for recall after that. I'm wondering if being a policemen counts toward that? It's so different because at home it seems like they're all fat and old.
We only did one hour at the Acropolis and then Nicola surprised us and took us all to a cafe for a frappe, and she paid for all 22 of us! She is so sweet and great, we all love her. She's also letting us start at 9:30 next Monday! So to thank her, we're all taking her out for a nice taverna dinner next Tuesday. She was so pleased when we told her. She really is quite understandable and notices when we're tired and need a break.
She's also giving Bette, Peggy, Chancey, and this girl Sarah her hotel room for Friday night in Nafplion! We have a day trip in Corinth Friday and she was going to bring her kids and two friends for a long weekend but something came up and she can't go now so we're getting the room for just 22 euros each! Not bad for a pricey town like Nafplion. It's supposed to be gorgeous so I'm really excited.
We ate lunch, took a small siesta, and then went to the National Archeology Museum (again...) for just an hour. Bette and I did some grocery shopping and we're making dinner tonight. We're also thinking of going to see a movie at an open-air cinema in the National Gardens tonight. Problem is we don't know what's playing or what time...these Greeks aren't as up to date as us and don't really believe in posting hours much less putting it online. Oh well, when in Athens!
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