A 9th Birthday, our shame at AgroCorinth, Athens, oh yeah, the Acropolis and more familiar faces!: Day 20

Today is Duncan's 9th birthday - and there is nothing a 9 y/o likes better than walking around ruins, celebrating their birthday in another country and not having a party with friends.  I have to say that he was a very good sport about it - any of us would love to possibly celebrate in another country, but not when you're a little kid.

Third child - goes with the flow.  

Once we woke Neil up (everyone has to be up), Duncan got to open his presents.  Just a few small things to help him on his special day.

We ate some food - packed up the cars and headed towards Athens with a stop in AgroCorinth.  

Now, we didn't plan this stop well at all.  The site is huge and we should have spent a significant time there - but we had to get the car to Athens for 2 pm.  Jess said that in the reviews she read people said that if you saw Mycenae then you didn't need to see this - bullshit!  They are very different sites and this one was in my opinion, better placed with better views.  We literally only got half an hour to walk around - and we probably could have done an easy leisurely two hours.  Malcolm wasn't feeling well - because he ate a bunch of birthday candy - so he and Jess and Chris stayed back.

When the time was up we made it back to the car and the race to get to Hertz by 2:29.

Made it to our apartment which was just down the street and got inside.  Took a nap, we got some takeaway and then heded to the Acropolis.  

We saw these two on some grass on our way to the Acropolis.

Isla's stomach has bee bothering her - probably from all the dairy she has been eating and as a result, Jess stayed down with her while the rest of us went up to see the site.

Theater of Diyonisius

I wish there were less people and I had more time because I could have done some really cool stuff here.

After the Acropolis - we got to watch the changing of the guards, we headed back down to find Jess and Isla.  Isla was busy doing the usual - and was nipped by a cat.

We had the pleasure of meeting up with part of the Solomos family - Jess taught (I think 2 out of 3) violin in school.  We just see people everywhere we go!  We got to hang out, walk around and of course, get ice cream.

For Vic.

When we got back, the birthday boy had iPad time - much to everyone else's dismay.  We had a quick sing, a candle and then off to bed.

Didn't seem like a lot - but it was.  I have no idea what we are doing the next two days.