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                        Recent Adventures - August & September 2011

                           

  

                       We hiked around The Acropolis hill THREE times over 3 days, since everyone came in on different days.

                                          The views were spectacular everywhere we went. 

 

 
                             This is the Temple of non-Zeus, formally known as the Temple of Hephaestus.

                 

  

                            

 
                                   We had beautiful blue skies and breezy weather the entire time we were in Athens.   

                                                
     This is Hadrian's Arch, the symbolic entrance to Athens.     Check out the size of the Temple of Olympian Zeus ruins.

 

  One of the best things about Greece is that everything is written in Greek and English.   
                    

   

                     
                                      We finally went into The Acropolis for the close-up view of the Parthenon.
  

                                           We couldn't go inside The Parthenon; it is still undergoing preservation.

  We could see our hotel and the Temple of Olympic Zeus from The Acropolis.

                    

                         The Temple of Athena Nike, also known as the Temple of Victory, is located beside the Parthenon.

 
                            

   
                                       The ruins at The Acropolis are pretty spectacular since they date back to 500 BC. 
                            People were living at  The Acropolis as early as 5000 BC since the hill had natural defenses.

           
                                   
                                                       This small amphitheater was located at the base of The Acropolis.

   This is a lion (or is it a wolf?) located at Kerameikos Cemetery.    
     

                                
 This is our last day in Athens before we sail...Rod and Jolene have arrived for a day of sightseeing in Athens before sailing.

                                                                     
             We finally found the seventh set of ruins on our Acropolis 3-day pass, after walking past it several times. 
                                   Hadrian's Library was amazing in its size...how could we have missed it?

                                       
         We went to the New Acropolis Museum next to The Acropolis and The Acropolis is reflected in the museum glass. 
All of the artifacts relating to the Parthenon and the other temples are preserved here.  There was a very good movie in English
that explained the history of The Acropolis.  We went to the museum before we hiked up to The Acropolis, which was smart.
                     We also went late in the afternoon, after all of the cruise ship tourists had departed for the day.