There was a hot time in old Athens today. The high was 108°F! That is 10 degrees hotter than Dallas. I didn’t do much other than ride around on a sightseer bus and train. (Not a real train). There are a lot places boarded up, but then it was Sunday and a lot of businesses may be closed for the day; certainly that is the case for the banks. Of course, all the tourist places were open for business. You could buy anything from fur coats (I can’t imagine they were doing a brisk business) to Orthodox church furnishings and vestment, to sandals, to ‘oriental’ rugs, musical instruments, pottery, statutes, paintings and jewelry.

I’m not sure, but I may have seen the beginnings of a demonstration at Syntagma Square around noon. A cameraman with an old fashioned 16mm camera showed up about the same time as a hundred or so senior citizens marching down the street. At the same time a bunch of taxis showed up and started double parking and blocking intersections. Motorcycle police showed up and started making the cabs move on. No signs, though. Who knows? Greece will be holding elections for a new government in a few weeks, but I’ve not seen any evidence of campaigning.

Much too hot for a big hot meal, so I did a Greek salad.