Next we head over to Athens. Again another very busy place but really nice to see all the history. First up was the drive over to The Acropolis which sits up on top of a hill over looking the town of Athens,
We then took a drive over to the Temple of Poseidon built in the 5th Century BC. It is reputed to have the best sundowns in Greece as it overlooks the Aegean Sea. Named after the King of Greece who threw himself into the sea mistakingly thinking his son was dead,
Next we head over to Santorini which is island created from a caldera which still has an active volcano. Most of the villages are sitting on top of this caldera overlooking the sea below. The town we were hoping to visit has two options - either walk up the side of the caldera or take a tram. The line going up to the tram was very long and the decision was made to stay down below.
Next we move over to Olympus which is site of the first Olympics. This location is very green with a lot of vegetation. This was done to honor Zeus and went on from 776 BC to 303 AD. They originally did everything in one day but slowly moved it up to five.
Out next stop was the Republic of Malta. It has been populated since 5900 BC so a lot of different empires have occupied this space.
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