"Sailing in the Greek Islands - May 2006" The_mcdonoughs's photos around Athens, Greece

Preview of The_mcdonoughs's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Athens, Greece Entry Title: "Sailing in the Greek Islands - May 2006" Entry: "In May we ticked off one of Meghan's dream vacations - sailing in the Greek isles. Meghan and 2 friends from the American Women's Club planned the trip for 3 couples. We would fly into Athens with our friends Tracy and Jill Hermann and Greg and Tara Brown, spend a day and a night in the city, and then fly to one of the central islands in the Cyclades chain and meet our skipper and yacht. The 6 of us arrived in Athens late on Friday night, arrived in the hotel around 1am and hit the sack. The next day we set out to see the Acropolis, which is the main sight to see in Athens. It was sunny and warm - likely 22 (low 70s) - a welcome change from the cool Amsterdam spring. The city reminded Meghan and I of Istanbul - very hilly with similar architecture and feel. Don't tell the Greeks, as they are ancient enemies. The Acropolis is fantastic and definitely exceeded our expectations. To think that Athens was a vibrant city 2500 years ago is mind-boggling. I still remember a bit of the old high school Latin, which is helpful at times like this. Sunday morning we flew to Paros to meet the boat. The skipper had a hard sail the night before to get the boat there, so we set up shop in town and chatted with some of the ...