As we weren’t far from Socrates' Lyceum we walked via the gardens to our next stop and it was very quiet. It is mind blowing that one person from so long ago could have such an impact, his study and understanding was across so many different subjects.
From here we decided it wasn't far to walk to the funicular to take us to the top of Lycabettus Hill, it might not be very far but it sure seemed like there were a lot of steps up the hill to get there. The view from the top was spectacular and it was interesting to see that pretty much all of the buildings in the huge city of Athens were all a variation of whites and creams. There was a cute cafe at the top which made a nice lunch stop, K took the funicular back while M walked down.
From here we walked to the Archaeological Museum which is one of the best museums in the world but not as large as we expected. Some of the ceramics were huge and it was interesting to see the Antikythera mechanism and the fact that experts still haven't deciphered it's many sophisticated functions.
So far the weather has been much warmer than we expected for spring, instead of the low 20's it has been consistently in the high 20's.
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