Mykonos

We have made it to Mykonos, an island in the Greek island chain called the Cyclades. Athens was wonderful--much better than we even expected it to be. We had a full day yesterday. We spent half the day at the Greek Nat'l Archeological Museuem which was of course a unmatched collection of statues, freezes, urns, etc. from as far back as 5000 years ago. Then we grabbed gyros and headed for the acropolis and toured the Parthenon.
But without a doubt the highlight of the day, and of the entire trip so far, was last night. Athens is hosting a summer series of concerts and performances at an ancient amphitheater at the acropolis called the Theater of Herodes Atticus (see picture). So we decided to give that a try and boy was it an experience! A Russian orchestra performed, playing both Greek and Russian pieces. So there we were listening to great music under the stars, with the lit-up Parthenon to our backs, in a theater built in AD 161! Needless to say, it was unforgettable.
This morning we got up at the crack of dawn and caught the ferry to Mykonos. This place as the classic Greek island look: all the buildings look like sugar cubes with blue trim. It's really unique. We plan to spend the next two days laying around the beach, relaxing and recharging our batteries for the home stretch of the trip.
Well, it's off to bed for now.

PS Sorry about all the weird comments to these posts. Apparently telemarketing companies have discovered blogs and are now bombarding them with their "comments." Oh well...