What a spectacular day.
We left the ship as soon as it docked at 7:30 AM. We headed straight for what is arguably one
of the most important historical monuments in the world, The Acropolis. The Acropolis is a mountain of marble. The Parthenon is a huge temple at the top
dedicated to Athena, the daughter of Zeus.
Parthenon means virgin and Athena was a virgin…at least that is what she
told her father.
All of the structures on the Acropolis are under
reconstruction in a project that will last until 2055. There is lots of work going on which includes
taking the buildings apart and rebuilding from the ground up. On the grounds of the Acropolis are other temples
and two amphitheaters.
At other locations we toured the Temple of Zeus, The New
Acropolis Museum, a 60,000 seat Olympic stadium used when the Olympics were
revived in 1834. We also had time to
walk through the Plaka, an old historic neighborhood with winding streets and
tons of gift shops.
Our guide was wonderful.
He gave us lots of tales from mythology.
The mythology was interesting but a stretch in terms of
believable.
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| Parthenon under reconstruction |
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| Tourists at Athena Temple (On the Acropolis) |
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| Acropolis: Picture taken from the Museum |
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| Amphitheater in marble taken from atop the Acropolis |
Wow.. I love your blog Mr. H. It's exciting and reading your memoirs is the next best thing to being there.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Kris and I went with mom and dad to Greece, years ago (lucky us!) and Dad felt down at the Parthenon. He skinned his knee but was ok, thank goodness. We teased him, he had to do it big, falling not just anywhere! love your blog!
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