Today I ventured to the Acropolis - it is breathtaking. So surreal to actually be standing at the site - all the ancient history classes came flooding back! The Pantheon is absolutely massive. Walking up provided for great exercise - the ancient Athenians must have had buns of steel. It also gets quite windy up, and in Athens in general - many people were losing their hats in the enclosed areas - oops. It is truly a wonderful sight though, and you can see the amazement in all the visitors eyes, and by the tone of their voices. Well except for a certain couple complaining about the slope of the marble - one guess where they were from...

I am seeing the rest of the associated sites tomorrow, so stay tuned for more updates of awe and fascination. Also went to a little history museum which gave much information about the political struggles and events of Greece - these kids were busy.

Am really enjoying Athens - the people are great, the history and culture is in abundance, the food is delish and the shopping even better. Best of all they can all pick the Australian accent, thus we don't get called American.

Reports from Spain indicate a wild night last night - if Katie gets organised she will post the details asap...