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We are going to Athens for the first time ever and have a one day window for an excursion. To complicate things, we are older travelers with some minor mobility problems so we would really welcome any and all suggestions to see Athens as painlessly as possible. We can certainly walk but climbing up slippery steps is not our favorite - does anyone know how we'd get to the Acropolis elevator?? We've also read numerous horror stories about canned tours that spent all their time crawling through traffic and the travelers saw almost nothing. Advice would be SO welcome!! :D:D

Welcome back (to the Med), Terry.

 

I found Delphi to be a simply wonderful site. There is a lot more to see there (including a fabulous small museum with some real treasures) than at Cape Sounion, but of course it is a longer drive. If you go, make sure you get an early start to maximize your time at Delphi. For me, much higher on the list than Cape Sounion.

 

I don't know if you have been to Corinth already, but I'd also recommend it. Closer to Athens the (rarely mentioned) Eleusis is also a very interesting site to visit -- it is the site where the Eleusinian "mysteries" of ancient times were held. (Emperor Hadrian was an enthusiastic initiate and supporter of them...)

Had the Music Walk on the Koningsdam during its first summer and loved it. We were occasionally annoyed when folks walked by talking loudly when we were in the Lincoln Center room listening to classical music but otherwise it was a great concept. We'll be on the Oosterdam in May and were delighted that they added Music Walk there also. There's nothing quite like sitting in comfy chairs in a lovely room drinking a glass of wine while listening to a string quartet. :-)