It was a very busy city as we could tell from the haze in the air.
We docked in Piraeus, Greece.
On the 45 min drive to Athens
The city was a mix of old and new. In fact their "new" is still what we consider old.
Olympic volleyball stadium.
Hey look!
Citroen dealership.
Our ticket to get into the Acropolis. It also allowed access to several other sites if you have time to visit them.
This was a theater site.
Walking up the ancient walkway to the Acropolis.
The theater was still in use for special events. They have had Elton John perform there along with others we do not remember.
Quite a solid foundation.
The ancient theater surrounded by the modern city.
An ancient temple in the distance. It looked small from here but it was gigantic.
Many olive trees covered the hills.
This was the Philopappos Monument. A tomb of a royal family.
We ascended the same steps the ancient Greeks used to.
Reconstruction work is consistency ongoing.
Officials were on site that day to see how the building progress was going.
They said that the modern tools were actually LESS precise the the original construction methods.
It is amazing how much detail there was on this huge structure.
Very impressive to see this huge structure on top of the highest point in the area. Quite an engineering feet to move all of the stone.
People stood guard to blow their whistles if you stepped in the work area.
Many of the blocks were still in their original position.
The Parthenon held a 60foot statue of Athena. It was made of marble and plated in gold. It also served as their treasury.
This building was the Erechtheion.
Our guide Aristotle showing images of how it originally looked.
The Erechtheion.
This was the theater of Dionysus
The temple of Zeus. One of the columns fell over.
We don't know what the balloon was for but they had moved it from one area to the next.
The ground had huge areas of marble that you would walk over. It was very smooth and dangerous to walk on.
Shifted but still standing.
It was getting more crowded as we were leaving.
The gas station was inside the 1st floor of this building. They had very long hoses to fuel cars out on the street.
Zeus temple as we drove by.
Olympic stadium.
Tomb of the unknown soldier.
Adrianos Gate near the Plaka.
Ancient ruins still exist among the city.
Ionic columns in the shopping area.
Our most excellent Greek salad we had for lunch. We ate at the Event Restaurant.
John had kabobs. It makes me hungry just remembering them. So, so good.
Of course McDonnalds and CocaCola
