Paradise Found in Sounion

You may have never heard of the village of Sounion, but it turned out to be a bit of paradise for the Zs travelling through Greece. We had all nights covered except the last in Voulegmeni (where Troy was working), so we ventured out on the last day. We had both always wanted to see the Temple of Poseidon, about 65 km south of Athens - so that is where we went.

We discovered the temple of Poseidon, which is generally considered one of the most amazing settings for a temple as it stands over the sheer cliffs leading into the Adriatic Sea. But we also discovered an amazing hotel at the base of the Temple. The village only has two tavernas and the hotel beach pretty much takes up the entire cove. But once there, all you can do is relax, swim, sleep and watch the occasional boats go by. We watched the families show up Friday night to be taken out to the boats for a sunset dinner and cast off in the morning for a weekend in the Mediteranian.

For us, it meant playing on the beach - where you could walk out 100 meters before shoulder height. For Sophia, it meant an outdoor beach playground that she just loved (as you can see in the photos). We could have easily stayed a week in this bit of paradise.

A trip to the Acropolis

It only seemed right to take our Greek daughter to a trip to the Acropolis. It was certainly a highlight of our travels to Greece, even if we did show up on a "Free Sunday" where it seemed everyone and their brother took the trek to the top of the Acropolis for a view of the Parthenon.

Sophia learned the word Temple on this trip, as she saw a lot of them. Honestly though, she was much more interested in throwing rocks than looking at the temple. Everyone loved her energy and her desire to play on the marble. People passing by mentioned how they loved that we took our daughter with us travelling.

After a big lunch in the Plaka, Sophia fell asleep in her stroller and we walked and explored throughout the center of Athens.