Athens Journal, Part three...

On Saturday, on the recommendation of some other people, KD and I headed
out to the Greek island of Aegina, to see what that was like. A great
day. The island is only an hour ferry ride from Athens, but it's a
whole other place. Quaint, and quiet. We rented scooters, and zipped
around the island all day, notably riding along a coast road (think PCH
meets Kanan-Dume), and stopping at the Temple of Aphaia, which was built
in 500 BC (making it the oldest thing i've ever seen), and some say a
model for the Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis. We stopped for
lunch at this charming taverna on the ocean, where i had some of the
freshest fish ever (MMMMMM!!!), and then heading back to the ferry (not
before i took a tumble on some slippery gravel - i now understand why
motorcycle riders wear leather pants - road rash is no fun!).
The return trip was also a bear - a malfunctioning toilet and poor
connecting flights conspired to keep yours truly waiting at airports
for over 5 hours. I did however manage to read the weekend editions of
the International Herald Tribune, WSJ Europe, and Financial Times cover
to cover.