Well that was  as we were thinking about leaving. we got there first thing before the majority of tourist coaches arrived. the crowds weren't there till later. Having been there when it's crowded, the tourists really stick to the central third of the site. so there were the four of us crawling round the rest, from where you occasionally saw the human sea behind the  walls and columns at a distance. but it's almost like you're there on your own.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Well not really till 9.

When we turned up, there was a local on a scam who I wish I'd taken a photo of, but it wasn't till I saw him later that I understood. The man was carrying a wooden gate, which he set up at the bottom of a set of stairs, and was then charging tourists to go up. I had thought that it was odd to see a man carrying a gate, but didn't stop to take a pic, and was gutted for the rest of the day that I hadn't.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.