Here are some of the additional photos from Greece I promised you.



We wandered into the middle of a baptism service going on in the Greek Orthodox church on the square where our apartment was in Nafplio. It was a wonderful experience, to see all that goes into the baptism of a small child. After baptizing him by dunking him in the font, the priest then cut a lock of his hair, which perhaps was his first hair cut, I don't know. They didn't seem to mind people taking pictures, even flash pictures, like you see I did. Everyone was doing it!

A little blurry, but you can catch the sense of wonder this little boy was showing. That's his dad holding him, and the priest is getting ready to cut his hair.

We spent a hot noontime up on the top of the Acropolis hill in Athens on the 24th. The ruins of the Parthenon and Temple of Diana are truly spectacular. And the views over the white buildings of Athens extend toward the horizon in every direction. Of course we had to take some tourist shots!



I climbed the Aereopagus hill between the Agora and the Acropolis in Athens, and stood where the Apostle Paul stood to deliver his address to the skeptical Athenians about "an unknown God." It didn't go over very well with them 2000 years ago, and I can't say the Athenians seemed like a very religious lot today, but I took this picture of my foot on the spot (or near the spot?), and you can see why during Biblical time washing someone's feet was such a big deal... Yuck! It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it!

Finally we enjoyed part of a day on the Greek isle of Hydra, where the only public transportation is by means of mule or donkey! We decided just to walk! The poor little things looked hot and tired and we didn't want to add to their misery. What a gorgeous and scenic island Hydra is. I highly recommend it to anyone going to Greece and having a day to spare while in the Athens area. It soothes the nerves after being majorly frazzled by the frantic pace of Greek traffic.