Tuesday, June 19th Today was a BUSY sightseeing day with little moments in-between!! S, xo Fresh bread at a bakery!!! Ancient Greek Penises!! Stop for Americano coffee and traditional Greek sweets – figs in syrup! Graffiti Street Art Fresh Mint Cool House *&%$ Donald Trump! Walking home!!
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Athens, Greece – Monastiraki Square
We stumbled into this busy square as we walked back to the apartment! This was a tourist trap! Nothing but shops, restaurants, people, more people, and pushy souvenir/trinket sellers! One guy was trying to sell a sewing kit!!! I thought is was dental floss!! LoL!!!! We picked a restaurant within the maze of streets back…
Athens, Greece – The Library of Hadrian
Joan and I didn’t find any books…… 😀 S, xo
Athens, Greece – Roman Agora & Tower of Winds
An agora is a meeting place in ancient Greek city-states. This agora was taken over by the Romans. The Tower of Winds is a Pentelic marble clock tower that functioned as a timepiece. S, xo Roman Agora The Tower of Winds
Athens, Greece – Church of the Metamorphosis
Joan and I walked by this little church on our way to the Roman Agora and The Library of Hadrian sites. S, xo
Athens, Greece – Aeropagus
The Areopagus is a big rock by the Acropolis that has a plaque of Apostle Paul’s Areopagus Sermon. This hill was once a court of justice where legend has it Ares was tried by the gods for murdering Poseidon’s son Halirrhothius. This rock offered a great view of Athens and the Acropolis! S,xo
Athens, Greece – The Acropolis & Slopes – Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Propylaea, Parthenon, Temple of Athena Nike & Theatre of Dionysus
Our Walk of the Acropolis! S, xo Chapel of Saint Paraskevi Starting the walk up to the Parthenon Temple of Asklepios Odeon of Herodes Atticus Still walking, making our way up to the Parthenon The Propylaia – Entrance to the top of the Acropolis Rock Here is what the part of the ground was like –…
Athens, Greece – Today’s Small Moments
Sunday, June 17th This day was a lazy morning of blogging then a thunderstorm/rainy afternoon at the National Archaeological Museum. Here are the memorable moments during the day! Breakfast was bought at the corner cafe – a homemade cheese and ham pie! DELICIOUS!!!! Zeus was at it again all day today making lightening and thunder…
Athens, Greece – A Greek Orthodox Mass
This morning I went to the 7:50am mass at the church I now know the name of: Ieros Naos Agiou Vasileiou, located just down the street. As I settled in, I discretely tried to take pictures and capture a video. I managed to capture three pictures and one video before I was greeted by the…
Athens, Greece – The Gods & Goddesses
When in Rome…oops, I’m in Greece….. I have always had an interest in Greek mythology, and now here I am in Greece! While enjoying a cup of coffee on the patio of this Airbnb apartment and watching the sun rise on the Parthenon, I feel totally inspired to read up on the 12 Olympians. To…
