Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Report #95 Piraeus, Greece April 4, 2017 Chance of rain & 68 degrees Part #2 Of 2 53 Pictures

Second day of photos…..

 

Mega-yachts

 

Nicer and bigger

 

Meeting Barb, Susie and Woody for lunch

 

Beers were pilsner today

 

Peanuts too

 

Margarita pizza again

 

Best thing on the menu

 

Preserved ruins at the Archaeological Museum in Piraeus

 

It cost 2 euro for senior tickets (closed today)

 

A school

 

Map for a walk around the city

 

Museum

 

Orange blossoms smelled so good

 

Many potted plants

 

St. Nicholas Church

 

Built in 1879

 

Old crane marks the terminal

 

Sailaway Pictures

 

View of Piraeus from deck nine

 

Looking over the Idreika District

 

Ferries in the port

 

Seajet, a fast ship

 

Never did rain today

 

Athens is in the distance

 

Building across from the ship…always looks abandoned

 

Hills of Athens

 

Many modern buildings

 

Busy port

 

Harbor building art

 

One of the larger ferries

 

The commercial container port is far away

 

The terminal building

 

This was the area where the migrants from Syria were living last year

 

Harbor traffic

 

Too cold for swimming

 

Hills of Athens

 

Turn here to find Zeas Port over the hills

 

Historic buildings

 

Boats left last night in the dark

 

Exit of the Main Port

 

Flock of sea gulls

 

Hovering overhead

 

It may rain yet

 

Naval vessel

 

Gull checking us out

 

A herring gull

 

Famous hills of Athens

 

High speed boat

 

Good place to take a stroll

 

Historic landmark

 

A matching one on the opposite side

 

Helicopter flying over the ship

 

A speedy ferry

 

Ancient history