October 11, 2011 @ Athens, Greece


Parliament

Iglesia Kapnikarea

Starbucks with an amazing view of the Acropolis

The Acropolis

Me @ Hadrian Library

Tetraconch Church @ Hadrian Library

Lots of ants

Modern greek goddness #1

Modern greek goddness #2

Me @ Hadrian Library

Hadrian Library

The main east room of the library

Created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132

The Roman Agora

Love the blue sky!

Gate of Athena Archegetis

Me & Icy

Me @ The Roman Agora

Gotta use some imagination to picture what it was like 2000 years ago

The Tower of the Winds

The Roman Agora & the ruins of the Roman Forum

Vespasianae (public latrines)

Flats in Athens

Holly Church of Christ*s Transfiguration of Acropoli

Athens

Holly Church of Christ*s Transfiguration of Acropoli

Park Thiseio and Athens City

The Spring of the Klepsydra

Temple of Athena Nike

Athens from Propylaea at the Acropolis

Rear of the Propylaea

Me @ the Propylaea

Parthenon at the Acropolis

Erectheum at the Acropolis

The Porch of the Caryatids

FF @ the Erectheum

Icy & Me

Ruin and the city blend in together

The temple as seen today was built between 421 and 406 BC

Athens

Six draped female figures as supporting columns

Each sculpted in a manner different from the rest

Engineered in such a way that their slenderest part, the neck, is capable of supporting the weight of the porch roof

While remaining graceful and feminine

Greece, a country in crisis

The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena

Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power

It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece

Acropolis is the eternal symbol of democracy, education and inspiration

The Theatre of Dionysos

Temple of Olympian Zeus & Panathinaiko Stadium

Temple of Olympian Zeus

Lycabettus Hill

View from the Parthenon

InterContinental Athens

Odeum of Herodes Atticus

The Propylaea

Temple of Athena Nike, Nike means victory

Odeum of Herodes Atticus

Odeum of Herodes Atticus

Lycabettus Hill

Temple of Hephaestus

Athens city

Acropolis is the most famous landmark of entire Greece

The original Acropolis

Stoa of Eumenes

Major theme in Athens: trash everywhere

Very nice bakery

With a pianist

Fortified hotel

Major theme in Athens: trash everywhere

Very delicious souvlaki

Sponsored by Johnnie Walker

Dinner on the plane

Seriously?!?!


Panoramic view of Athens


Panoramic view of Athens & the Acropolis


Stoa of Eumenes