GREEK SPRING (continued, p.2) On Friday morning, when our stay in Paros was coming to an end, we decided to once again walk the streets of the old wigs. We again went into a cafe and drank coffee in Greek, and then went to a local bakery to buy something tasty on the road. Paros For his last voyage by sea, we chose not speed boat, and "Nissos Mykonos", the huge ferry, which, in addition to passenger transport more and cars. For passengers on it are two of the escalator on which they climb into the cabin ferry. Once we got on board and passed it installed ATM hostess told us that our seats are in economy class, on the outside deck, but, to our relief, the board was still closed and the lobby, where we can was to while away the time in flight. Passing places that smelled of "seasickness", we found the two armchairs, and comfortably to survive the 4-hour trip. During the exit from the bay of Paros ferry, we were convinced that "Nissos Mykonos" is not very prone to rocking and quietly fell asleep, waking up half an hour before arrival at the port of Piraeus. At the port we boarded a bus which drove us to the ferry terminal to the main entrance. There we follow the signs come down to the subway. In the subway were some repair work, which meant that we have to change trains several times a subway to bus and back on the subway. But any problems with this not occurred, and within 45 minutes after landing at the port we went to the metro station at Monastiraki Square, which is located in the heart of Athens. The surrounding area of ??the building could be seen Roman ruins, among which proudly towered the Acropolis. Acropolis Fortunately, our hotel is just steps away from the area, so we quickly signed up, leaving things in the room and happily went for a walk to the Acropolis. Filled with light, sunset Parthenon looked just fine. We stopped to admire the amphitheater and other ruins, located near the rocky base of the Acropolis. After 3 hours walk we returned to the area Monastriaki and dinner at a local restaurant and then went to our hotel to do some sit at the rooftop bar. Cold Greek beer and great views of the Acropolis have become a perfect conclusion of our day. As often happens in any European hotel, we quickly found his countrymen in Australia, with whom and spent the rest of the evening, telling each other about their travels and about himself. Saturday was our last day in Greece, so, as it is peculiar to us, we got up early and tried to catch as much as possible. After breakfast we went to visit those attractions that do not have time to watch yesterday. First of all, we went to the Greek Parliament building, where we were lucky enough to see the changing of the guard. It seems that one of the prerequisites for becoming a soldier of honor is the growth of at least 2 meters 10 centimeters. These guys are giants! And maybe they should be so large as to have lost the desire to amuse onlookers over the pom-poms on their shoes ... or skirts above their honor guard outside the parliament building in general, from the Parliament, we passed through one of Athens' parks to visit the venue of the first modern Olympic Games, held in the summer of 1896. The stadium, which held the competition, survived until now. The next item on our walk was the temple of Olympian Zeus, from which we headed to the Arch of Hadrian. If we compare this arch with gates that were built for Hadrian in the Syrian city of Jerash, one can say that the Athenian arch looks pretty shabby. In addition, it is near one of the Athenian lines, which exudes an amazing magic, it usually feels, looking at the building, built 1870 years ago. From the arch, we again went to the Acropolis, and then a farewell dinner with a Greek kebab of lamb. After dinner we went to the hotel, took my things and go where some time ago began our Greek vacation - at Athens airport. We are pleased that during his stay in Greece we were able to celebrate Easter on the island of Santorini, relax on the beaches of Mykonos, taste great seafood in a quiet, Paros and see all the sights of Athens in such a short time. Greece - an amazing country, and, of course, there are advantages to coming here and not during the holiday season. 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