Finally, Athens

We had landed in Rome, unquestioned center of civilization twenty centuries ago. We had bus tours all over Northern Italy for more than a week. We boarded ship and set sail for the Holy Land. We had visited Galilee and Nazareth and Jerusalem and Bethlehem. We had trekked into the Sahara Desert to see the ancient Pyramids. We had stopped at beautiful Santorini. And finally we disembarked in Athens with but one day left on the long journey, so of course we headed for the Acropolis.

At the foot of the huge hill was a classic Greek Theatre, and I love to notice that the special seat for one of the priests of Dionysus is the best-preserved portion of the theatre. And then for the climb up the hill and to the other side of the massive wall.