So much for our expensive hotel.  We took the only one in Vravrona last night, which was a bit more than we usually budget for a hotel.  It was called Dolce.  The room was just OK, but guests pay for all the extras that are offered (spa, swimming pool, massage, hot tubs, glorious beach on the sea, doorman, daily tours to local attractions etc) none of which we use.  

But, they did have an amazing breakfast buffet which made up for our lousy sleep.  In addition to the normal eggs, bacon, fruit, cereal and other baked gooey delicacies, they offered honey that was still in the honeycomb.  Beekeeping is huge in Greece.  We see hives perched at all angles in very unlikely places - mountain tops, rocky cliffs, orange groves and even some perched on top of old car tires.  And I worry about keeping our hive level.  We just dug out the honey and wax from the comb for yogurt, tea sweetener - it was delicious.  

Checking out, we thought we would head straight to our next apartment in Palea Fokea, so we could check it out and not get overtired and lost like yesterday.   We even Google mapped it for driving directions.  I guess we zipped right by the turnoff, and ended up at Cape Sounion.  I had wanted to see it today, but after we'd found our apartment.  Nope!  

Again, we found ourselves climbing to the top of the cliffs, overlooking the southern most tip of Attica (the peninsula that Athens is on).  The Temple of Poseidon, dedicated to the powerful god of the sea, still stands dominantly on the site.  For years, ancient and modern, ship captains have used the temple as a landmark.  The temple originally had 34 columns with 15 still standing today.  The temple we saw today was built in 440 BC, but there had been an older temple built on the same spot earlier. All the marble was originally a brilliant white, from local quarries.  Now, there's graffiti in most of the lower slabs.  Even today, it's a very impressive site.  Tom and I thought more of it than the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.

Around the west side of the Temple are the remains of the old homes that were built within the fortress' wall.   The temple on top of the cliff, houses and shops were all built within a walled fortress as Sounion was a very strategic port and ancient Athens poured lots of money into its upkeep.

Leaving the Temple of Poseidon, we attempted to find our apartment, Angelina's Home, in Palea Fokea.  We had to stop 4 times to ask for directions.  Eventually a very kind restaurant owner must have felt sorry for us.  He hopped in his van and had us follow.  He didn't know where it was either, but he stopped 3 more times to ask for directions.

WE ARE HERE!  and here for 2 nights.  We realize how in Canada we are so accustomed to space.  At home, we have the luxury of space.  So often in Greece, houses are built into the sides of mountains, or close to each other.  When we first arrived at this apartment, Tom thought we didn't have a shower, nor bath.  But, he found it.  Everything is so tiny, compact but it's got everything we really need - except it doesn't have a couch nor living room.