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Wednesday, May 14th, after twelve days in
Constantinople, we went on board the
Italian steamer
Odonne and sailed about five o'clock in the afternoon for
Greece.
The passage via the Archipelago was so interesting that we remained on deck till we saw the lights which showed the way into the little harbor of Piraus.
After a sleep of three hours, near six o'clock in the morning, we.landed at the principal dock of the city, and I immediately secured a carriage for
Athens.
The road was comfortable, being macadamized, and the farms were good to look at though not very productive.
The people seemed like ours of
New England, active and industrious, everybody doing something.
As we came to
Athens, we cried out, “Beautiful” ; for we saw the new part of the city first.
The modern structures of white marble were very attractive.
The new part had clean streets and sidewalks of stone.
We went straight to the
Hotel d'athens, and after refreshment with plenty of clear water, and a nice breakfast, we looked up our good American Minister,
Mr. Schuyler.
He was a handsome and charming young man and glad enough to welcome his countrymen.
While in
Greece we paid a visit to different churches, the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the old walls of the city, the
Temple of Theseus, and the little
