Come visit Greece in a few years, they should be finished by then!

Seriously though all the buildings are half finished or are open but the 2nd floor is all exposed cement and steel…very strange, maybe they ran out of concrete, it looks like they use a bit.

Had some really nice food here in Athens, better then I expected as the entire city is dirty and decrepit. The people however are really wonderful and very helpful. Everything obviously is in Greek and unlike the other countries they are a different alphabet so trying to find a street would be impossible without asking someone.

On the second day I visited the Acropolis and a few other local monuments and ruins. Sure they were great but either I have seen too many now or they just don’t stand up to Rome because I was not impressed. They were doing a lot of restoration work and most things at the Acropolis were covered in scaffolding, so it kinda took the wow factor away.

I did visit the original Olympic Stadium from the first modern games of 1906 and it was pretty much in pristine condition…because it was all concrete.

I head for Corfu Island soon so I really can’t wait for that, I know all I have been doing is holidaying but I am beat. A week in the sun will do me good before I head back to London.

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