I have been to Athens before but I wanted to see more of the city so I took a tour of Athens and the Acropolis. Unfortunately they have changed the entry to the Acropolis to about 150 stairs until it reached the old path. I got half way up the stairs and my asthma kicked in. I opted not to continue.

These guards protect the tomb of the unknown soldier and the reason they do a little routine every hour is to make sure they keep their circulation moving. They were quite comical in some of their moves.

It was my turn to go to the Captain’s dinner and I was lucky to get picked for his table. I didn’t sit next to him but it still was cool being at his table. The routine of announcing the courses with the whole staff standing behind us around the table was fun and we had a separate alcove which made it quieter. We received a silver wine stopper as our special gift from the captain and when I got back to my cabin we got a muffler, gloves and hat set.