Sunday 26th September 2010
11.00 a.m.     Run 1713
Zappion - Central Athens

 

Advertised meeting point for the hashers

 

Entering the main activity area

 

Doggie Style

 

Panoramic View >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

Panoramic View >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

 

 

 

Alpha Bank's Bungee jump

 

The stage

 

Alpha Bank amusements

 

Listening to the speeches

 

Speech in English

 

Doggie Style in front of the participants bags & belongings storage tent
(a very useful service & free)

 

The Zappion building

 

Group photo 1

 

Group photo 2 taken by IMF

 

Statue in the National Gardens - on the way to the start

 

- T H E     R U N -

Black Mamba, Stress Cow & Mountain Goat bypass the queue

 

The Mayor of Athens starts the race

 

And we are away - almost

 

Here we go!

 

Passing the Parliament Building

 

Passing the Athens Hilton Hotel

 

On On!

 

And now the Kalimamaro Stadium

 

The National Gardens now on the right

 

Event staff cheer us on

 

Entering the National Gardens

 

Heading straight for the finish at the Zappion

 

Just what is needed after the run - an Amita orange juice

 

- T H E     C I R C L E -

Stress Cow & returnee IMF (after about 2-years)

 

Clitoria (as organizer) is chosen as surrogate hare

 

Well done!

 

Get it down!

 

Bouboulina - for posing in front of the cameras

 

There ye go

 

Stress Cow

 

Down .... well not quite enough beer for the second Down

 

Rim Job

 

A rather soaked Mad Dog taking the Circle

 

A little joking... IMF the returnee

 

Whoa!

 

Mountain Goat

 

And a DIO for GM Mad Dog

 

Ahhh! I needed that!

 

- T H E   W A L K   T O   T H E   P U B -

Miniature horses in the National Garden

 

Heading up towards Plaka

 

Sorry, no we won't be stopping here for lunch

 

Working our way up and around the Acropolis

 

A sharp corner of the Acropolis fortification wall

 

We pass the famous Tower of the Winds

- T H E    J A M E S   J O Y C E   I R I S H   P U B -

 

Outside the James Joyce pub

Now we are really ready for some beer and a meal

 

 

Everyone has arrived & the meals have been ordered.

 

Mad Dog has changed into dry clothes

 

Black Mamba's "Sausage & Mash"

 

Mountain Goat's "Fish & Chips with Mushy Peas"

 

Mad Dog's "Dublin Pasty"

 

Doggie Style's "Beef Burger with Cheese & Pickle"

 

"Chicken Salad"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES To save a photo to your disk drive: - Internet Explorer - Netscape Navigator - Opera - (1) Right-click your mouse on the photo (2) A menu appears (3) Click on "Save Picture As" (or "Save Image") (4) Pull-down the "Save In" menu (click the down-arrow) (5) Double-click on a disk drive letter (to choose a drive) (6) Double click on a directory icon (if applicable) (7) Type in a File name of your choice for the picture (8) Click Save To send the photo by e-mail as an attachment: - Outlook Express - (1) Click the "Create Mail" button to start a new e-mail (2) Click Insert > File Attachment (3) Pull-down the "Look In" menu (click the down arrow) (4) Double-click on a disk drive letter (to choose the drive) (5) Double click on a directory icon (if applicable) (6) Click on the photo file name to highlight it (7) Click "Attach" to attach the photo to the e-mail                                                                         MD Feb. 2006

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