Nafplion, our next port was MUCH more pleasant and historic! Began with a delicious Gelato stand ...

Enjoyed architecture from many centuries ...







OK, so the men are holding hands, and they have statues of them wearing skirts ...

Not that there's anything wrong with that ...

Locals used to have big balls, but now enjoy quieter pursuits ...

Fort at the harbor entrance was converted to hotel use until recently

Lion was carved into mountain for Germans who died helping locals in 1880s epidemic ...

As mentioned, architecture is diverse, but older portions exhibit defenses ...

And when you catch the shuttle/lifeboat/tender back to the ship, you get orange juice ...

Now this is a w-i-d-e bus! Center section used for stacking luggage ...

Piraeus, port to Athens, was huge and busy; Never got beyond it ...

Very Unusual: The 'Duty-Free' shop was between the x-ray machines at the terminal (big building) and the ship ...

So, one could theoretically buy bottles of 'adult beverages'and bring them aboard without confiscation - as is usually the case ...

And leaving the port, the gulls ride the winds, hovering off the decks ...