ROMA!!! I was so excited to see Rome. It was the 3rd day of heavy touring, so we were exhausted by the time we hit Rome. It was such a great day! We visited the Vatican, including St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums. It was just incredible. It was a surreal experience to walk into the Sistine Chapel and to look at Michelangelo's ceiling and his Pieta. It was the coolest experience of my life! After lunch we headed to the Colosseum. It was unbelievable. It was like stepping back in time.
We wandered around St. Peter's Square and it was a gorgeous day. The square is huge. Dan and I had a fabulous day here.
After a wonderful sea day... and much needed, we arrived Mykonos, Greece. We spent a leisurely day wandering on our own and lunching down by the water. It was another beautiful day but it was HOT! 
The windmills of Mykonos.
The next stop was Santorini Greece. This was the most beautiful place I had ever been. We rode the cable cars up to the village of Thira and wandered the day away.
This was the view leaving Santorini. We have GOT to come back here!
Next stop Athens! For many many years I have wanted to come to Athens. I couldn't wait to see the Acropolis, the Parthenon, and all the history that Athens has to offer. After watching the 2004 Olympics on TV, I was so excited to be there. It was another great day and we learned SO much. We wandered all over the Acropolis and then went to the Plaka where we walked around and shopped and then made our way on the Metro back to the pier.
Here is Jim and I mailing postcards back home from Athens.
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