Episode CXLVI: Greece

Meg and I recently celebrated our FIFTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, and decided to do something special. Since we spent our honeymoon in Italy wandering through ancient ruins, we thought a fitting homage would be to spend our fifth anniversary in Greece wandering through even ancienter ruins.

 

[Ancient Mycenae, built ~1300 B.C.]

Our first stop was Athens. Here we are at the Areopagus (aka Mars Hill), in the shadow of the Acropolis. Meg and I are performing a historical reenactment of Paul's journey to Athens. I am playing the part of Paul, explaining to Meg that God is not to be worshiped with idols.

[I make a pretty good Paul, if I do say so myself]

In other Paul-themed travels, we also toured ancient Corinth. Here we are at the spot where Paul is supposed to have stood trial for inciting Jewish law-breaking. He was acquited.

[Off on a technicality!]

Next we took a trip to ancient Olympia, where the ancient Olympic games were held. Since we were traveling Greece in the shoulder season, it meant that we had nearly the whole secluded, leafy, quiet site to ourselves. Here we are racing on THE ORIGINAL Olympic Track!

We also took some time off to relax. Here we are watching the Grecian sunrise:

Meg's favorite part of the trip might have been the food. Mediterranean is her favorite. It was also super cheap. Giant gyros for ~$2:

Here we are dining seaside, ordering every possible thing we could want, and I'm pretty sure the bill ended up ~$25:

 
Finally, here's my attempt at a photographic recreation of our original honeymoon magic. Above is the newlywed Norris family in front of the Pantheon in Rome. Below is the Norris family five years in, in front of the Parthenon in Greece.

[Here's to many more adventures!]