Sunday 5th

We went to church this morning, to one of the few Evangelical churches in the country. Did you know that it's illegal to convert someone under the age of 18 from Greek Orhodoxy? And in case you're wondering, yes, Greece is in Europe and in the EU.

The service was in Greek but we listened to an English translation with headphones. This was much more comfortable than in Rwanda. I really appreciate all the translation David and Emery did for me, but they both have interesting styles. David would look you in the eyes the whole time, rarely even blinking, which quite frankly was more than a little disturbing. And Emery would get so absorbed into the stories that he'd forget to translate. They were both better than Dora however, who couldn't be bothered to translate and would simply say 'I’ll tell you when we get home.'!!!

Emily and I decided to use our free time this afternoon to do touristy things.

First off we went to the Acropolis to see the Parthenon. It was really beautiful. Sadly Emily used a vivid colour setting on her camera, which has really picket up the red in my face! How wonderful.

Then we walked down to Hadrian's Arch, same Hadrian who built the wall to keep the Scots out.

Good man Hadrian. I believe we also saw the Temple of Zeus, but I could be wrong. They all look pretty samey.


We spent the late afternoon early evening at the Plaka which is a shopping/eating district.
I bought an oil painting of the area because it's pretty and I wanted it. It looks a little bit warped but it's just because it was rolled up.

We wandered about for several hours in the heat, until my feet hurt so much I could barely stand. And I was hungry. I decided it was dinner time, but all the restaurants were very expensive, it being tourist central, so we hopped back on the metro to find something cheaper further afield.

All in all it was a very nice day.