Athens

Athens I'm afraid is a sad and depressing city. It's economic state is very much in evidence everywhere you look.  It is dirty and crowded, run down and full of graffiti.  With 69% youth unemployment it's not surprising.  There are streets full of abandoned cars for sale from those unable to pay for them.  The average rent us 200E a month but the average wage is only  500 ( if you can get work)
Our tour, once we had made our way through the hectic traffic took us to the Acropolis which we climbed in 35c heat with thousands of others. 
The impressiveness of the ruins were somewhat tempered by the disorganised chaos with the throngs of people, but impressive still it was. 

After a couple of hours on the Acropolis viewing the ruins we ate lunch in the Plaka,  a busy shopping area where we ate at a Greek taverna and wandered the streets window shopping for a while before heading back to the tranquillity of the ship.  Athens was the first city on this trip I don't feel the need to return to..