The Ancient AgoraAfter the Archeological museum we got on a city operated hop on/hop off sightseeing bus that brought us past several interesting sights. The first we decided to explore was the Ancient Agora - the ruins of the marketplace and city center. From there we hiked up to the top of a hill that provided fabulous views of the Agora, the Acropolis, and the city. I think the time we spent sitting on the hill was my favorite part of the day...so relaxing and beautiful! :)
Our next adventure was going to the port to pick up our ferry tickets and see where we need to be Monday morning. As you may guess we got lost, but we were eventually successful in our mission and we got back on the subway to meet back up withy the sightseeing tour. THinking we were smart, we took the subway to the next stop after Agora - market where we bought fresh strawberries - Yummy! The bus stup was a challenge to find, but we had a wonderful adventure unsuccessfully trying to navigate the narrow walkways of the market. Eventually we saw one of the buses and flagged it dow - luckily they were kind enough to stop for us!
Our next stop was Panathenaian Stadium and the National Garden - easily a hop off and take a picture stop. Then we continued on to the Olympic Zeus Temple and the Andrian Gate. Unfortunately the temple was closed since it was just past five by the time we arrived - but we had seen amazing views form the Acropolis and the view from the fence was quite wonderful.
After that we got ourselves thouroughly lost before a kind stranger stopped and pointed us in the right direction. ON the way back to the hostel we stopped at a grocery store and a bakery and bought dinner, breakfast, and snacks. I never realized this before, but Greeks, like other Europeans, love their pastries...and they are delicious!
Our next adventure was going to the port to pick up our ferry tickets and see where we need to be Monday morning. As you may guess we got lost, but we were eventually successful in our mission and we got back on the subway to meet back up withy the sightseeing tour. THinking we were smart, we took the subway to the next stop after Agora - market where we bought fresh strawberries - Yummy! The bus stup was a challenge to find, but we had a wonderful adventure unsuccessfully trying to navigate the narrow walkways of the market. Eventually we saw one of the buses and flagged it dow - luckily they were kind enough to stop for us!
Our next stop was Panathenaian Stadium and the National Garden - easily a hop off and take a picture stop. Then we continued on to the Olympic Zeus Temple and the Andrian Gate. Unfortunately the temple was closed since it was just past five by the time we arrived - but we had seen amazing views form the Acropolis and the view from the fence was quite wonderful.
After that we got ourselves thouroughly lost before a kind stranger stopped and pointed us in the right direction. ON the way back to the hostel we stopped at a grocery store and a bakery and bought dinner, breakfast, and snacks. I never realized this before, but Greeks, like other Europeans, love their pastries...and they are delicious!
View of Acropolis from the Agora
At the top of the hill we hiked up...with Acropolis in the background
Looking down on Ancient Agora
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