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January 27, 2008 |
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Athens, Greece |
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| Headed to the subway station - I was so glad to see things in Greek and English | On the train to Downtown Athens |
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| Once I made it through the Sunday market crowd (and BELIEVE me it was crowded) here is my first sight of the Acropolis. | But first, there were some ruins on the way.... |
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| Looks like they had some leftover pieces. | Again - VERY glad for English signs. |
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| Public Latrines. | Or, what is left of them.... |
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| Tower of the Winds | for time calculations.... |
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| Tower of the Winds | One of the carvings |
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| An Athenian cat, looking for food among the ruins | I start my walk up to the Acropolis - it wove in between homes. |
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| The view going up was beautiful. | Getting closer. |
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| Almost there.... | Ok, so I am about to 'enter' the Acropolis - and there is this sign. No SINGING? I hadn't even thought of it until I was told not to. |
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| Another beautiful view. | Temple of Athena Nike - they were doing preventive restoration and they had signs explaining what they were doing at each structure. |
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| Athena Nike Temple | The Parthenon. |
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| It was just amazing that there were ruins right in the middle | of a modern city. |
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| The Parthenon | Parthenon |
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| Parthenon | Did not get a picture of what this building was.... |
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| On my way out I slipped and grabbed a pillar to steady myself - think any one will notice? (haha) | I had the BEST fresh squeezed Orange juice here than I've had any where (sorry Florida). A guy I trained also brought in an orange fresh from the orchard and it was just delicious (AND it was January!!) |
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| Headed back to the hotel. | It snowed when I was there. I was told it hardly ever snows. There was also a small earthquake while I was there. WHAT an experience! |
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