More Photos from Athens April 2013
Island of Aegina
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| Port of Aegina |
This was G's last day in Greece, before he went home and I stayed on for a further four days for a conference. So we felt we needed a taste of the Greek Isles before we left, and headed out to the nearest island to Athens, Aegina.
The village was really lovely and quaint,
overflowing with kids visiting on a school trip. There were hormones flying everywhere.
So we rented a motor bike and buzzed around the island looking for less crowed places. The high season had not yet started, so we found a lot of totally silent places.
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| Fresh Catch! |
Fresh catch!
This was our main destination, a little temple to a small virginal deity. We nearly had the place to ourselves, and only a little old German couple joined us at this site. They took a cab to get there.
We also found a sweet mama cat and her tiny day old babies.
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| View of the Port of Aegina |
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| Tomb of the unknown soldier |
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| Changing of the Guard in traditional uniform |
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| Guido stealing oranges from the groves in the botanical garden |
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| Goddess figures and vessels from Acropolis Museum |
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| Caryatids from the Acropolis |
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| In Plakka |
One thing we learned in Athens: the monuments close at 15:00 sharp. So, you have MUCH of the day to just wander around in the lovely neighborhood of Plakka and just stuff yourself on meze. Which we did. A LOT.
It was a really nice get away, and topped off by a night in a really fancy hotel on the 'Grecian Riviera'. I stayed on and had a really nice time with my work people.
Good bye Greece! I hope to visit your famous islands on a sailboat someday!
The village was really lovely and quaint, overflowing with kids visiting on a school trip. There were hormones flying everywhere. 
