Today was mostly about seeing the Parthenon and being on top of the Akropolis. In the morning, we visited the Roman Agora and the Museum of Greek Musical instruments before having lunch. After lunch, at 2pm it was our time slot to visit the Akropolis. After a last “farewell Athens” coffee, we drove 2 1/2 hours to our next campground in Delphi.
A selection of olives
The first farmer’s market we’ve encountered in Greece
The Agent was adamant. She wanted a miniburger for breakfast.
Instead of the average Mall food we had yesterday, we had breakfast at this fancy place along the way
The metro station next to the Mall of Athens were we securely parked the car for the day
Number 3 wanted a palm tree picture for his portfolio
There is not much left except for the tower of winds
The Agent then also wanted a picture of her and a palm tree for her portfolio
That’s how most of the sites look like: We’ve found these stones here so we put them in a neat stack to the side
Weather was lovely again today
Museum for Greek musical instruments
On the inside of the museum
The Agent enjoyed the only place with headphones with samples of music
We went back to Anafiotika for lunch
Food makes everybody happy
Oranges are in season so all this freshly pressed juice is really good
A Greek staple: Stuffed tomato and pepper
Busy at the Akropolis
The Ancient Agora in the foreground, no end of Athens in sight
Walking up to the tiop of the Akropolis
The oldest temple on the Akropolis
The Gate building on the Akropolis
The first side of the Parthenon, in scaffolding
This one is fully restored, I think. I mean, other than the Elgin marbles which are still in the British Museum
The hobbits on the lookout
My obligatory shot with the Parthenon. Number 3 didn’t like the brightness nor the crowds on the Akropolis.
View of the restorted sides
Caryatids – statues instead of columns
The legendary olive tree that Athena gave the city – they preferred it over the spring that Poseidon gave them
Roman theater on the Akropolis
My chocolate treat as a “farewell Athens”
Enjoying the view from our coffee place
Due to the lack of campgrounds in the greater Athens area, we had a long way to go to the next campground in Delphi, about 2 1/2 hours
Going through a lovely little town. Maybe worth exploring tomorrow
