Here we are in Athens or rather the port of Piraeus which is
about 10 miles from the center of Athens.
The weather is a beautiful 73 degrees and it was a clear day to start
with and ended overcast but still a nice day.
Originally we were going to take the train into town but
found a taxi driver who virtually had the same rate as the train so we took the
taxi in to the old city where all the fun shops are.
We walked and shopped until 12:45pm when we met the same
taxi driver who took us to the port town of Piraeus and a restaurant called
Diasimos that Jeff and Vera had found a couple of years ago. We met them at 1:15pm for lunch and what a
feast we had. Below you will find all of
the courses the four of us had for lunch and wow, was a great.
We walked about 1 ½ miles back to the ship and got there
just in time for our nap.
Tonight the show was a performance by a British vocalist and
show pianist who was a pretty good singer and piano player. She played a lot of Liberace versions of
songs which was fun.
Tonight we and Jeff and Vera were guests of the casino host
in the specialty restaurant called The Ocean Liner and had some great
food. Sorry I didn’t take the camera to
show you.
Then of course we went to the casino where Ed won nicely and
Barb hit for a really nice jackpot!!
After finishing blackjack, we sat in the bar with the casino
manager and talked for two hours. We
learned a lot about casino life and just basically had a good time with her.
Life is good – GO CUBS!
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| A Greek donut |
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| A Greek Salad |
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| Octopus |
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| Calamari |
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| Ed's Ocotpus - yes he ate it all!! |
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| Grilled Sardines |
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| Freash Sea Bass |
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| Baked Calamari |
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| We are full!! |
