Athens, Greece

This blog post is the final installment of our 10 day Greece trip.
We chose Athens as the final destination in order to get direct flights back to London.
Our desire to visit Athens was based on an interest in visiting several icons of ancient civilization including:
- the Acropolis,
- the Oracle at Delphi
- the fortress city of Mycenae.
And also to eat plenty of souvlakis, a dish that is common in Melbourne, but we hadn't eaten a lot of in London.

Santorini, Cyclades Islands

We arrived in Santorini with very high expectations, as many friends had visited the island for travel and had only good things to say about the trip.
Accolades included:
- one of their top travel destinations
- beautiful scenery
- place for the most amazing sunsets in the world
And we were not disappointed, slotting Santorini near the top of our favourite and most romantic places to visit in Europe.

Heraklion, Crete

Our 10 day trip to Greece had been organised as a replacement for a cancelled tour of Egypt as a result of the civil unrest and UK travel warnings. Late October is not the typical tourist season in the Hellas but this was good news for us - an absence of crowds at the tourist sites, beautiful warm mid 20 degree weather, clear blue skies, free museums (first Sunday in November); and experiencing the cultural street celebrations of Ohi Day - the anniversary of Greece's entry into World War II when the Prime Minister denied Italian soldiers (fighting for Mussolini) free passage through Greece.