Mar 5, 2011

Although the weather the last two weeks of our four week stay was a bit less glorious than the first two, we pushed through the rain, wind and 40 degree days to pull out a very enjoyable trip in Athens. Athens is a great big city, with lots to see and explore. Unfortunately due to the rain, we didn’t get to do a few of the items on our list – but we...

Mar 5, 2011

Clockwise from top left: Erechtheum on the Acropolis, Greek salad at a restaurant in Plaka, black olives at the Athens Central Market, and bronze plaque announcing the winner of an Olympic game in the National Archaeological Museum. Our last two weeks in Athens went by very quickly. We did and saw a fair amount of things that haven’t already been covered...

Mar 4, 2011

Clockwise from top left: Double sided Hermes statue, steep stairs to Panathenaic Stadium seats, the olive branch symbol for the first modern Olympic games held in Athens in 1896, view of the inside of the Panathenaic Stadium from the stands. Named after the ancient Panathenaic Games (Greek for “stadium for all the Athenians”) that took place in this...

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...