Another port, another drenching. There was rain in the forecast, so we took
our raincoats. We planned to take the X80
express bus from the port of Pyraeus to Athens to see some
of the sights. After waiting about ten
minutes at the bus stop we realized that is was not running. At the nearby ticket kiosk the man told us to
take the 843 bus to the metro station, then take the metro to Athens. We did as he suggested, getting off near the
Agora. We planned to walk through the
city to the Acropolis, but by the time we came out of the metro station it was
pouring rain. We waited ten minutes or
so, but no let up. So we decided to go
back to the metro, ride it one stop, and then transfer to another line with a
stop close to the Acropolis. We got off
but it was still pouring. We killed a
little time in a cafe. Still
pouring. So we went out and walked a few
blocks to the Acropolis. We didn't go
in, but we could see it on top of the hill.
By this time we were totally drenched, so we got back on the metro and
retraced our steps. By the time we
arrived back at Pyraeus the rain had stopped.
So we walked the 20-minute walk back to the ship. Late in the afternoon it cleared, so we took
a walk along the pier. Before we got
back it started to sprinkle.
Miles walked: 6.6
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