Day 472, 27 Sept '15, Athens Monastiraki Flea Market, Pandrossou Street, Hadrian's Library, National Archeological Museum, Pork kebabs & Souvlaki, Full Moon. We woke up on Sunday morning with the singular thought... "Did anyone get the licence plate... of the truck that ran us over?" But we were as happy as clams that the big day of sightseeing was accomplished and today was going to be a tootle around the flea market and a trip to the National Archeologica...

Day 471, 26 Sept '15, Athens Walk (Hadrian's Arch, Temple of Olympian Zeus, National Gardens, Panathenaic Stadium - home to the first modern Olympics in 1896, Kolonaki, PM's House, Syntagma Square, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Changing of the Guard, Ermou Street, Plaka lower, upper, Anafiotika, North slope ascent to Acropolis, Areopagus Hill), Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis (Parthenon, Erechtheon, Propylea, Temple of Athena Nike), Ancient Greek &...

Days 458-470, 13-25 Sept '15, Farewell Fuengirola... Hola Athens (via Istanbul!) After our crazy 4 days with our Spanish amiga Carmen, we took it easy for a few days and started planning the exodus. We always say that if we stay somewhere for about 5-6 weeks it's worth unpacking - from a scientific perspective it's like watching the big bang at the creation of the universe as the bags explode. So you can only imagine how far and wide the contents can travel wh...

Days 451-457, 6-12 Sept '15 - Fuengirola and Marbella Old & New with an old friend. Utter exhaustion. That's our only excuse for a late weekly blog. We have been taking it easy with good reason mind you. Late Tuesday evening our dear friend Carmen arrived for a 3 day visit. We met Carmen and her daughter about 4 years ago when they visited Sydney. We hosted them in our home as part of belonging to a home exchange network (check out www.homeforexchange.co...

Days 23 Aug-5 Sept '15, So quiet... and then so busy! The end of August sees summer end in Spain so swiftly it's like ringing a bell. Crazy traffic as everyone gets on the road to drive home on the same day and no doubt frantic scenes at the airport too. Oddly enough, after one of the hottest and most humid summers on record here in southern Spain, it's finally gotten cooler. Almost to the minute that August clicked into September. Of course by cooler I me...