We made it through the slow-moving and confusing security procedures at Tel Aviv airport in about an hour before the short flight over the eastern Mediterranean to our next destination of Athens.

During our first few days in town, we used the Acropolis combo ticket to get into the hilltop citadel and a number of nearby historical sites. Almost all of them are open until 8:00 at night, so we started each visit in the late afternoon to avoid the warmest parts of the day.

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