Prague Journal

Wednesday, September 29, 2004.

The 6 a.m. wakeup call came too early after our late night the previous evening. Our last full day in Greece consisted of a bus tour through industrial and agricultural areas along the coastal road to the Corinth Canal to Mycenae to see the two acropolis and intact Epidaurus theater and remains of Askripious’s hospital (surgical instruments are displayed in the museum). Here, in the Homeric city of Atreides, the myth of Troy comes to life. The drive through the Naupolion plain was lovely, with rich villas along the waterfront.
We spent our last evening in Athens walking around the Plaka, past the lit buildings of the Acropolis for the last time. We opted out of Christos’s suggestion that we take in a Greek folkdance performance at a restaurant in the Plaka, and instead had a quiet dinner at our favorite restaurant near our hotel.
The next day would afford plenty of time for rest, on two airplanes and during the long wait between flights at the Rome airport.

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