Piraeus

I could hardly wake up on the morning of 13th Aug, the last day of our cruise. With 4.5hours of sleep, I didn't have much appetite for breakfast, which was the same old, boring stuff as yesterday. I thought about dao suan and I could almost see the steam rising from chee cheong fun sio sio :)

We have reached Piraeus this morning . We disembarked after breakfast and were approached by a taxi driver who offered to bring us to the Acropolis in Athens for 70Euro. We thought the price was a bit steep and rejected the offer. Another taxi driver approached us and offered 30Euro for the same place. Wow, what a big difference!

I must say the Greek are smart people. After the driver drove off, he started to upsell to us and offered to bring us to the Olympic stadium, Parliament House and shopping for another 10Euro. We didn't have much choice as we were already in his car and since it's just an additional 10Euro, we accepted the offer. We passed by the stadium while on the way, stopped at the Parliament House to take a photo and headed straight to the Acropolis. We have only 1.5hours in Piraeus. The driver drove as if his car was a Ferrari.

We were only given 15min at the Acropolis, a magnificient historical site of the 5th century. George and Karen ran ahead to take pictures, my mom and I followed closely behind. We felt like journalist on the move, rushing around while trying to get the best shot in the shortest possible time. We made it within 15mins but we only saw the exterior of the Acropolis. To see the entire Acropolis would require an entrance fee and the luxury of time.

The driver drove us to a nearby souvenir shop and we got our stuff within 10mins. Off we hopped into his cab again and he drove at 110km/hr bringing us to the port within a short time. As we did not have the exact amount, we gave him 50Euro expecting a change of 10Euro. But our dear driver outsmart us once again but insisting on a 5Euro tip. In the end, we only got back 5Euro change. What a quick way to make money, from 30Euro to 45Euro within 1.5hrs!?

Our ship set sail at 11am for our final destination, Mykonos, scheduled to arrive at 6.30pm in the evening.