Today we had no program - we almost didn't know what to do with all of
the free time. We took advantage of the rarity and slept in then met for
lunch. Right around the corner from our hotel is a small restaurant
with local cuisine so we enjoyed one last traditional Greek meal.After lunch, with the help of a map and our hotel concierge, we took a walk to the Temple of Zeus. It was just about a twenty minute walk. We've grown accustomed to walking anywhere and everywhere the last 19 days. Even though only 16 of over one hundred columns are still standing at the temple, it was beautiful. I can only imagine what it looked like when it was all still standing.
On our way back from the temple, we passed a street vendor who was selling fabulous oil paintings. Sure that the prices would be way too expensive, we were just looking and glancing through them. Then he started making us deals we couldn't resist. All together we came out with 10-20 different pieces of art that were steals.
For the rest of the afternoon, we wondered around the crowded shopping streets. We all did the last of our souvenir shopping and then a few of us a girls took one more lap through Zara and H&M (two of our favorite European clothing stores!).
We finished the day with dinner at the Italian place from two days ago. We are definitely missing the variety of food that we have at home.
In only six and a half hours we will walk two blocks to the airport bus and then begin our trek back to the states. Hopefully all of our bags are underweight and we have no problems with customs. Stay tuned on Facebook for any travel updates!
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