Athens

For me the defining moment of Greece was the salesman who tried to sell us a
t-shirt for three times the price of the neighbouring store and then acted like
we had insulted his mother when we tried to barter him down. No city I have been
to has matched the insane relaxed hastiness of everyone in Athens and this alone
has proved an experience. The ancient sites we have visited have proved to be
exactly what I expected and, though the weather thus far has been
disappointingly similar to home, I have enjoyed our excursions thoroughly. So
far the funniest moment was an attempt by four Moroccans to board the ferry
without the police noticing, but they were chased away in the end by a man on a
motorbike. Last night Ryan and I had a Dance-off to settle a dispute, much to
the enjoyment of everyone on the ship – the crowd determined me to be the
victor.
— Harry Kleyer