Well folks we arrived safe and well yesterday afternoon, if a little tired! Athens - What a surprise? Not how you imagine atall. A beautiful city, green quiet and clean. The Metro is something else. Shiny clean marble platforms. Felt a little underdressed too, Athenians dress very smartly, not a chav in sight!!Will now hand over to the Rat for his bit. L Eeek Eeek! Hi everyone! this is a cool place, my hotel is a bit wierd though, sort of 1970s but really...

So the first entry (just to se how this Blog thing works) is to tell you that me (the Rubber Rat)and my willing companions L & M are leaving windy rainy Britain, to fly into Athens. We\'ll tell you about our time there shortly. The greek for Rat is \'αρουραίος\' (arourais)