We woke up this morning in our beautiful Santorini hotel room and savored our last few hours on the island.
Breakfast was delicious, as always.
After everything was packed, we hiked up to the street and found the van that would take us to the airport.
The drive to the airport was beautiful. Everywhere you looked was a stunning view.
The airport in Santorini was TINY!!! Our flight was very short...45 minutes I think. We arrived in Athens and took taxis to our hotel room.
I retrieved the swimsuit and coverup that i had left in the hotel at the very beginning of the trip. I was so happy that they held it for me!
My MIL, SIL, and I headed over to the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. This place was simply amazing. The statues, jewelry, artwork, and artifacts which we saw were fascinating. We could have stayed here for hours and hours looking at everything. We only had about 1 hour, though, as we had to be ready to go on our private tour of the Parthenon!
Our whole group met up in the lobby and our tour guide showed up promptly at 4 p.m. The tour driver drove us around to many of the significant places in Athens and gave us opportunities to get out and take pictures at many of the places.
Here is an Olympic stadium made completely of marble. It's hundreds of years old and very impressive in person. Our picture does not do it justice!
After seeing some Athens sites, it was time for the Acropolis and Parthenon!
here's a pic on our way up to the top:
It was quite a hike up to the Acropolis and is was VERY windy. The combination of the wind and the dust on the marble up there was VERY slippery. I actually fell down a couple times because my flip flops were so slick on the bottom! Only my ego was hurt though, thank goodness!
Here's half of the Odeon, a theater which was built by a king for his wife. (I'm lucky if I get flowers once in a while!)
DH and I in front of the Parthenon
All the "kids" in front of the Parthenon
It was amazing to see the Parthenon up close. It has been destroyed twice in its history. They are missing many of the original pieces. In order to rebuild it, they mine marble from the same exact mines which were used for the original construction. It is easy to tell which parts are old (they're darker) and which parts are new (much whiter).
Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable on all things Greek, including mythology. She had very thorough answers for all of our questions. And she told us so much history and information about everything we saw. She kept us enthralled the whole time.
After the tour, we headed back to the hotel and got ready for our last Greek dinner.
Proof that I do actually do my hair and wear makeup sometimes (when I show my photo album to my patients and their families, they all say "your hair is blond!" They can't tell because my hair is in a ponytail every single day immediately after getting out of the shower)
We headed out for dinner and went to a restaurant which was recommended by our tour guide.
The place was incredible. The best part was that at the end of the meal, our server brought out a HUGE plate of watermelon and honeydew melon. YUM!
After dinner, my MIL headed back to the hotel while the rest of us went to a cafe for some drinks. We sat at the cafe and chatted and savored our last evening in Greece.
Then it was time for bed.
Another wonderful day in Greece!
I am seriously dying over your pictures We are going to do a Med. cruise for my 40th (only 4 years away 
) far off but......
