Touring the Acropolis, the Parthenon, and Athens

The Temple of Hephaistos...not the Parthenon

The Temple of Hephaistos

The Ancient Agora with the Acropolis on the horizon

The Temple of Hephaistos

The Acropolis

The Church of the Holy Apostles

Hoopoe...I didn't take this picture but I did see him

Monk Parakeet

Michael being himself

It's like a senior picture but.....not

Mars' Hill...this is where Paul preached to the Athenians in Acts 17

The Acropolis and The Church of the Holy Apostles

I can't remember what inspired me...

The sun peaked out of the clouds once all day...it made for some nice pictures too

The ONLY difference is that I have a head and arms and legs

I don't even know

Lunch...Greek Salads, bread, and water...and yes, that is a slab of feta cheese on each salad...mmm..mmm..good

Once again...the ONLY difference is that I have a head and arms

The view from where we ate lunch. You can see the Acropolis and the Oude Agora Museum. We could also see the temple of Hephaistos farther to the right

Black-billed Magpie

Universal Art

Awesome view of the Acropolis from the Ancient Agora where you can hike around in

My Art 1

Inside a Greek Orthodox Church...quite elaborate indeed

My Art 2

Art

No really officer, I didn't do it! I was just posing! I admit! I'm a poser!

Athens also has beautiful mosaics in and on their churches

Byzantine Chapel in Plaka

Orthodox Priests

Everyone and their dog has a motorbike because they are legal everywhere. Seriously! on the sidewalks, between lanes, in parks, everywhere!

Parliament! Down in front is also where they do a changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

All over the city of Athens you can see preserved areas such as this where ancient ruins are still being excavated. Under buildings and streets they have built clear Plexiglas covers so you can walk on and see the ruins below

The bottom of this photo says 'Museum Acropolis'

This fancy building is the new Acropolis Museum with many never-before-seen artifacts and replicas

There are tons of street performers and beggars in Athens

The Parthenon under construction

The Dionysus Amphitheater below the Acropolis where I am standing

The city of Athens!...and me

These are the remains of the Temple of Zeus which was over twice the size of the Parthenon with 104 doric-style pillars; whereas the Parthenon only has 46 pillars

There were Merlins flying in and out of the cliffs of the Acropolis. I just happened to get a great shot of one peaking his head out

I love the Greek flag

Even though it's centuries old, it still wouldn't budge. It must be made of stone or something

Me and The Parthenon

These lovelies are called Caryatids and support the Porch of the Caryatids

This is the Erechtheum which is near the Parthenon

I guess this is a good place to kiss as well (Temple of Athena)

Can you say, "Really Big?"

Temple of Athena on the Acropolis

This is the Temple of Hephaistos down in the valley, not on the Acropolis and no it's not the Parthenon

Tons of tourists coming and going from the Acropolis. The architecture seen here is the Temple of Athena

Acropolis Ampitheatre where they still perform live concerts today

This is the Arch of Hadrian at the heart of Athens, named after the Roman Emperor Hadrian

The Panathinaiko Stadium was rebuilt in 329 bc with marble and can hold 69,000 spectators. It was renovated and used in the first modern Olympic games in 1870

They still fly an Olympic flag depicting the five continents of the world

The first sight we visited today was the 1st International Olympic Stadium: Panathinaiko Stadium (built in 566 bc)