Mar 3, 2011

Clockwise from top left: Stone bases of the Middle Stoa, a small fountain to Poseidon, stairs leading up to view an exposed archaeological dig site, and a sign leading the way to the Ancient Agora. Out of all of the sites we visited in Athens, the Ancient Agora is without a doubt my favorite. The sheer variety of features that make up the Ancient Agora (and the...

Mar 2, 2011

An archaeological museum that houses artifacts excavated from the Acropolis of Athens, the Acropolis Museum sits at the bottom of the hill below the Acropolis. This new museum opened its doors in June of 2009, taking over for the old Acropolis Museum that was opened in the 1870’s. The exhibition space is expansive – over 150,000 square feet. The...

Feb 28, 2011

One of the largest draws in Athens, the Parthenon is the crown jewel of the Acropolis. Meaning “highest city” in Greek, the Athenian Acropolis towers over the city of Athens. The most visible and most famous of the buildings that sits at the Acropolis is the Parthenon (not to be confused with the Pantheon in Rome). Translated from Greek, Parthenon...

Feb 27, 2011

Clockwise from top left: A typical taverna in Plaka, colorful table at an outdoor restaurant, our neighborhood bakery, and bread with olives on the table before a meal in a restaurant in Plaka. Plaka is a neighborhood located to the northeast of the Acropolis in downtown Athens. The oldest neighborhood in Athens, Plaka is home to many of the great sites of...

Feb 22, 2011

We are very proud to announce the arrival of our new site: Roam Photo. What is it? A website where we are selling collections of our travel photography. Choose between two types of collections: a group of nine photographs (Neuf Prints) or a group of four photographs (4Squares). What can you do? You can head on over to RoamPhoto.com to check out our travel...

Feb 15, 2011

Caption, clockwise from top left: Acropolis and Mount Lycabettus, a stone mosaic in the path on the climb to the top, western Athens, Filopappou Monument Standing on top of Filopappou Hill gives you one of the best views in all of Athens, Greece. To the west lies the port of Piraeus and the Aegean Sea. Looking east is the Acropolis, with the Parthenon jewel...