Athens (Piraeus)
Nancy LaChance
In Athens we decided to go to the Archeological Museum rather than on the more
popular trip to the Acropolis. Much of the sculpture and art that was once in
the ruins is in the museum along with artifacts and art from the ancient
civilization of Thera, pre-volcano eruption – all awe-inspiring. I would have
liked to have combined a trip to the museum with a tour of the Acropolis – the
cruise line doesn’t offer this - but you can probably set that up on your own
with people on line and that would represent the best of both worlds. We did
manage to convince our Celebrity tour guide (we were a very small group) to
detour and stop at the base of the Acropolis for a quick photo opp.
Athens itself is a large, modern city – the
Acropolis looks like a misplaced prop in the midst of the traffic and noise.