One of my ten big adventures in life....was a week-long trip to Athens, Greece. We ended one day....spending most of a afternoon at the Hekatompedon Temple....the Parthenon ruins.
So for those who've never been there....from the city drop-off point for buses....you have to walk up a small hill to a point where you buy some entry-ticket. It's at that point where you kinda realize....it's a fair bit of walking....up the hill for the rest of the effort.
There was this zig-zag path that made the effort slightly easier, but probably twice as long on distance. Add on the temperature, and you got a pretty run-down as you neared the top of the hill.
So last year, the Greek management folks had this splendid idea.....during Covid. They built a new walking path....one straight up concrete pad. Yep, six-percent grade.
You can imagine chaos with wheel-chair folks. It was already pretty bad with the zig-zag deal, but with a straight path and 6-percent grade? If you lose control, either going up or down....it'll turn into a pretty chaotic episode.
There were a hundred things you could have done....even adding a 30-person electric tram to take you from the bottom to the top. But this straight 6 percent grade path was probably the worst conceivable idea possible.
What'll happen? My bet is that they end up hiring some German engineer to review the whole situation and come up with a easier access deal.
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