The second day of our stay in Greece we left Athens by bus to tour north of the Gulf of Corinth, prior to boarding MV Marco Polo to cruise the Black Sea and view the Total Eclipse of August 11, 1999.
Boarding our bus
Grecian Hills
Lots of Signs are in English
Many of the cruise passengers took this tour.
Approaching the Monastery
A Monastery near Athens (now a Museum)
From the hill above the monastery.
The Monastery
Our Guide
On the grounds
Ceilings are covered with mosaic and gilt
All pictures with Olympus C2000ZOOM digital camera, reduced from 1600x1200 to 800x600 for faster loading.
