At the Acropolis!
The Parthanon
On May 2nd Claire and I flew from Istanbul to Athens and made it to our hostel by 2 pm. We were headed to the Acropolis by 4. It was quite an adventure navigating the streets as you might guess by the title of this post. The good thing is that we did eventually make it to the Acropolis. Our initial reaction was "wow, this is it...this doesn't look anything like the pictures. " Then we walked a little farther. There it was in all of its glory....the Parthanon. Unbelievable! The pillars, the carvings, the amazing views of Athens - absolutely breathtaking! We sat for a long time taking it all in and hoping to see the sunset - unfortunately they close an hour before sunset so we were forced to move along. Still, it was an incredible experience!
After leaving the Acropolis we wandered the streets and got lost a few more times before we stopped for dinner at a great little traditional Greek restruant with the most amazing feta cheese I've ever tasted (I know you are jealous Dustin!). Then it was off to bed to rest up for a long day of sight seeing in Athens - unfortunately the loud pipes and noisy street made that a little difficult, but it is all part of the experience.
After leaving the Acropolis we wandered the streets and got lost a few more times before we stopped for dinner at a great little traditional Greek restruant with the most amazing feta cheese I've ever tasted (I know you are jealous Dustin!). Then it was off to bed to rest up for a long day of sight seeing in Athens - unfortunately the loud pipes and noisy street made that a little difficult, but it is all part of the experience.
The view from the top...looking down on Athens and the ruins of the Temlpe of Zeus
3 comments:
So i am jealous of the cheese.... but i totally feel you on the not being able to read anything. No one uses roman script here... and to top it off no one speaks English. I was surprised that the country with the most English speakers is Cambodia... really weird. And ANGKOR WAT is AMAZING!!! We are going again today because its huge
Jami,not only am I jealous of the feta, but I am jealous of it all...you have had such an awesome adventure over the past (2?? months) - wow!! Can't wait to hear the stories in person and see the pics.
Great photos. Thanks for posting them. Would love to travel to Greece one day, too.
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