Blogs from Attica, Greece, Europe - page 119

It didn't happen yesterday, for which I am grateful, but today there is a public transit strike. No worries though, Leslie and I had plans to be tourists so we just walked all over town, all the way to the Acropolis. You can just imagine how it would have been minus all the city buildings, coming upon this huge creation at the top of a hill you can see for miles. I can see it right now from Leslie's place, and it's all lit up at night which is wonderful. There's been some deterioration of the structures because of the pollution, and most of the ancient buildings are surrounded by scaffolding, which is too bad because it totally ruins the look. Metal and ancient stones just should not mix, but otherwise it might fall down, and ... read more

I got in at a ridiculously early time this morning, and met Leslie at the metro station. The overnight bus was quite the experience, lots of getting onto ferries (and off the bus) and back on and off again. Our driver was quite the character too... crazy driver for an oversized pink bus. Now I am in Athens at Leslie and John's place, and we are going to go to a travel agent and sort out some ferry stuff. Also, Leslie hasn't visited the Acropolis here (gasp!) so we are going to do some touristy stuff around the city, and go to the market in a little while. We are making Greek potatoes tonight too, and after trying them at the cute Lemon Tree cafe in Corfu well I guess I ought to learn to make ... read more

woke up at 8 and met the girls at the metro station we went straight to see the acropolis which was amazing!!! and huge. we visited some other sites and hung out at some of the flea markets which are cheap cheap and awsome kat and i left to get ready to meet up with tash and mike , some of the people we met on the ferry.. and they took us to a little greek pb which was cool.. lies.. it was a cuban pub.. in greece... then we left to see the olympic stadium!!! and the huge mall.. which were beautiful and crazy!! then went back to one of friends houses for a bit.. played kareoke.. on the computer but didnt sing and hung out and talked about pretty much everything turns out.. greek ... read more

Hello All, We flew from Tel Aviv to Athens, and were enchanted by the beauty of Athens, a huuuuge city, stretching as far as the eye can see in all directions. It's relatively flat with a few large hills. Most impressive is the Acropolis (which means city on high land), topped by the Parthenon. Because of the recent Olympics, Athens has been modernized: new subway system, more organized, and higher prices. But one thing that never changes is the rock and ancient buildings, some 2500 year old, which often sit next door to a modern shop or restaurant. The Greek people have great respect for thier history, culture and mythology, but are not so open to assimilation of other cultures or religions. 95% of the inhabitants of Greece belong to the Greek Orthodox church, and there ... read more

After landing in Athens and checking into our perfectly located hotel, we wasted no time heading straight up to the imposing Acropolis site high on the hill near our hotel. While much of the site is under re-construction to fix up prior renovation stuff ups, it is still an amazing site. The Parthenon is the jewel in the crown of the area and it’s huge front is still as it stool in 527BC, and amazing temple and hard to believe it was built so long ago. The Theatre of Dionysos is just as incredible. From there we headed to the Ancient Agora, a mass of ruins just as impressive as the Roman Forum in Rome. From there it was to the smaller roman forum and the Temple of the Olympian Zeus, the ruins of what must ... read more