Greece is the Word

Duffy triumphs after scaling a very steep set of rock stairs at Holy Trinity monastery in Meteora.

With Dan's parents outside the Temple of ?? near the Acropolis

Dan below the 16th century Anapausas monastery perched atop a sandstone rock pillar at Meteora.

Duffy at Delphi

Dan and Mom at Delphi

Dan at Delphi

We were fascinated by Athens' and Santorini's "free agent" dogs. They are full-size, owner-less, but not wild scary dogs. They don't beg, are mostly docile, and like to hang out near people.

This dog accompanied us for nearly an hour as we strolled through Firas.

Sunset at Oia

Santorini's sunsets are something of a cliché. Every innkeeper, cashier and waiter urges you to go to specific points of the island to view the sunset. Restaurant windows boast of sunsets in addition to their menus. We kept wondering, "what place in the world isn't pretty at sunset?"

Athens is covered in graffiti. Most of it crude scrawls. We found a pretty exception near our hotel in Exarcheia, which is home to Greece's anarchist community. Thanks, Rough Guide!