ancient agora - stoa of attalos

September 9th 2022
The unexamined life is not worth living… ~ Socrates, Greek Philosopher HE SAID... Today we were travelling northeast from Kardamyli to Athens. We woke early and headed down to Kardamyli Beach Hotel’s breakfast area, only to find the electric roller doors locked and the lights off. At precisely 8am, following the flick of a switch from the hotel’s grumpy manager, ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

Message Follow (106) Comment

Ren & Andrew

RENanDREW

This blog documents the feeding of our travel addiction - one country at a time. Travel is an essential part of our life, and we'll continue to travel until our addiction wanes (which probably won't be in this lifetime)! The more we travel, the more we see; and the more we see, the more we understand that we know so little - which is a brilliant thing. We love the little corner of south eastern Australia we call home, but we are at our happiest when throwing ourselves into a new adventure and experiencing new cultures. Rather than doing round-the-world trips, our preferred style of trave... full info

Joined	November 6th 2007	Trips	17
Last Login	April 18th 2024	Followers	106
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	83
Blogs	306	Guestbook	3,426
Photos	5,881	Forum Posts	1309

[photo=10475313]

[blogger=52015]

[photo=10475313]

[blog=1073282]

[blogger=52015]

Top Photos Trips (17)Blog Map

27th January 2023

Jasmin Baker
non-member comment

Wow!
I wonder if they'll let anybody shoot a music video in here? What a spot!

30th January 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: Wow!
Hahaha I can see what you mean, it's a pretty spectacular visual space. I'd be worried about a cameraman accidently knocking over one of the ancient statues! :O

1st March 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Like time travel?
My guess is that walking around in the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos was a bit like doing time travel. Monuments this old are otherwise always in some state of disrepair or ruin. Here you had one that looked just like it did 2100 years ago. /Ake

1st March 2023

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Re: Like time travel?
Exactly like time travel Ake! In fact, I'm glad you expressed it that way as it isn't something that had occurred to me. I'm not surprised you were drawn to this photo... seeing as you favour this perspective in your photography too :)

Tot: 0.058s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 5; qc: 10; dbt: 0.0392s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb