Olympus to Athena

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!I have been out of touch for a few days as internet service in Greece is spotty at best. We had a tour of the ancient site of the original Olympics at Olympia to start the day on Dec 30. The site was larger than I had expected and contained some very interesting ruins. I enjoyed walking the original stadium where athletes competed over 2000 years ago...and in the nude! They only had summer olympics in those days. The adjacent museum contains the marbles and statues from the site and were reassembled as best as could be interpreted.

We then travelled to Athens where we attended an evening tour of the Plaka district and saw the Acropolis by night. The Greeks have a thing for dogs. Stray dogs roam the streets and the people feed them so the amount of dog shit per square meter of sidewalk is astounding. We rode on a small train through the streets and were sometimes close enough to sidewalk cafes to take a beer from a table. Here is a shot of two of our new Aussie friends Liz and Ross from some unpronouncable place.


We ended the evening in a taverna where we dined and danced until the small hours. Debby learned a Greek dance from two women who were dining in the same restaurant and were kind enough to get up and show us how to do a proper Greek dance.


How to speak Aussie:

How do you say "egg"?

NZ - "igg"
Aus - " goog" ( it comes from a chook)
Dave - " ehg"

How do you say "I am full"?

NZ - " I'm fool."
Aus - " I'm chokkers."
Dave - " I'm stuffed."