Greece Cont.

Next day, we got up early for breakfast and to meet our boat for a cruise of the Aegean. 

Our tour included the islands of Agristi, Metope, and Agina. We explored, shopped, and swam on the beach at Agristi and Agina. We didn't actually dock at Metope. We just anchored near it, jumped overboard, and swam in the deep water. Amazing! 

Cruising and swimming in the Aegean was a dream come true after reading the epics. 

Pistachio gelato

 That evening, we strolled through Monastraki on the way to dinner, where we discovered an old book and print shop. It was a dream of dreams to find and bring home a print of Parnassus. Climbing Parnassus is a symbol for getting a Classical Christian education, so Parnassus is an important symbol for me personally. 

After looking for a long time, I asked the man in charge of the shop if he had any prints of Parnassus. He made it his mission and after digging in the corners of his very cluttered, very dusty, very, very interesting shop, he brought out several prints. The one I liked best also happened to be the most affordable. So my dream of dreams came true, and I brought home my very own print of Parnassus from Athens! 

We had an authentic Greek dinner at the most wonderful restaurant- Mamma Callas. If I close my eyes, I can still feel, taste, hear, and smell this wonderful place and the meal from start to finish. Again, we could sit for hours and enjoy the music and the drinks and the food and one another. (We would go again two more times on other nights of our trip.) This place may live on in my memory as the best dining experience I've ever had.