Greece: July 13-20, 2002

A typical day at the Club Med Athenia


View of the Aegean Sea from the villa
View from the door
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Path to the pool & food!
View of the Aegean Sea from the villa View from the door Path to the pool & food!

Morning: Beach!
Tom: white boy
Michelle: tan girl
Tom: where are the fish?
Morning: Beach! Tom: white boy Michelle: tan girl Tom: where are the fish?

Tom: there they are!
Where is Tom?
Next: on to the pool!
Tom: doin' laps in style
Tom: there they are! Where is Tom? Next: on to the pool! Tom: doin' laps in style

Afternoon: Michelle works out
And Tom takes siesta
A quick change of clothes
A walk on the beach
Afternoon: Michelle works out And Tom takes siesta A quick change of clothes A walk on the beach

And then dinner!
And then dinner!


A cruise to visit some Saronic Gulf islands


Discovering the good ship Hermes
Synthesized greek lounge music... at 8:00am???
Sunbathing on the upper deck
Discovering the good ship Hermes Synthesized greek lounge music... at 8:00am??? Sunbathing on the upper deck

The ship's captain takes a break
Seconds after two dolphins are spotted
Putting into port at Hydra
The ship's captain takes a break Seconds after two dolphins are spotted Putting into port at Hydra


Poros, Hydra, and Aegina


Poros
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Poros

No cars allowed on Hydra
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No cars allowed on Hydra

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Athena, chillin' under an olive tree (or is that Aphrodite?)
Damn, how hot is it here??? (109!!!)
Aegina
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Athena, chillin' under an olive tree (or is that Aphrodite?) Damn, how hot is it here??? (109!!!) Aegina

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Greek island cats


Michelle follows the feline guide on Hydra
Not a good day to be black
Why are you taking our picture?
Playing with a large junebug
Michelle follows the feline guide on Hydra Not a good day to be black Why are you taking our picture? Playing with a large junebug



Returning to the mainland port of Pireaus
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Returning to the mainland port of Pireaus


The Acropolis


Climbing...
The Temple of Hephaestus in the ancient Agora
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Climbing... The Temple of Hephaestus in the ancient Agora

Athena at the entrance to the Propylaia, on the way to her Parthenon
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Rob, I think my house is a little further along than yours!
The Porch of the Caryatids, on the southern portico of the Erechtheion
Athena at the entrance to the Propylaia, on the way to her Parthenon Rob, I think my house is a little further along than yours! The Porch of the Caryatids, on the southern portico of the Erechtheion

Sprawling Athens, in the background
The Temple of Olympian Zeus
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Sprawling Athens, in the background The Temple of Olympian Zeus


The End


It's over already?!
It's over already?!