Michael Temlin

A few days before we left for Athens, the team huddled over dinner and drinks.

	Carole and Mafalda
	David and Susan
	Ed and Dawn
	Me and Ashley

On to Athens.

	Always my favorite photo whenever I travel abroad -- the first shot as we approach from the air
	On our first night there, we entrusted a cab driver -- yes, a total stranger -- to take us to a good Greek tavern. He didn't let us down with this place
	Bliss!
	Our wine, oddly enough, bore an eerily similar name to the project we were working on for the bank
	The magnificent Parthenon, as seen from our hotel
	In the shadows of the gods
	The Plaka -- narrow, crooked streets, bazaars, cafes, trinket shops, the works
	The Plaka
	The Plaka
	Still more Plaka
	Just to prove that we were up late . . . er, working
	The infamous "brutal truth" memo
	Dinner by the sea
	Bliss!!!
	Very unforgiving traffic in Athens. Pedestrians beware!
	Our peripatetic cab driver
	Very cool pedestrian bridge

The Parthenon

Words can't describe it, and photos don't do it justice. Despite the fact that there was construction equipment piled everywhere by the ton (ten-year restoration project), the place astounds you by its very existence.

	The Parthenon 1
	The Parthenon 2
	The Parthenon 3
	The Parthenon 4
	The Parthenon 5
	The Parthenon 6
	The Parthenon 7
	The Parthenon 8
	The Parthenon 9
	The Parthenon 10

Weekending with the Brits.

	Michael in Parliament Square
	At Harrod's
	Dawn aboard the London Eye
	Out to dinner at Belgo
	An eerie inscription on the side of the Victoria and Albert Museum

So many different shades of green.

	First shot ;)
	The River Liffey
	Again, the River
	The Ha'penny Bridge
	The newly-erected Dublin Spire
	The streets of Dublin, south of the River
	More of the streets
	More
	Even more!
	And yet, modern transportation
	The grand old Customs House
	A sea of cranes: east Dublin is a maze of construction sites
	The sculpture "Famine", just outside my hotel
	"Famine" 2
	"Famine" 3
	"Famine" 4
	Partying with the staff from the Dublin office
	More pubbling
	Still more (well, it IS the thing to do when you're there!!)