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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Athens, Greece

Athens-smap

Our tour of Athens starts at the Acropolis where we are greeted by a “guard dog”.

1-Guard-dogs

There are 80 steps to the top of the Acropolis with a view of a Roman stadium half way to the top.

2-Stadium

The  entrance to the Acropolis is the Temple Nike (Victory, not a temple to shoes).

3-Nike

On top of the Acropolis were several temples, including Erectheion.

Sisters

 

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Sisters-2

The main temple on the Acropolis was the Parthenon.

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Temple-3

 

Temple-4

The view from the Acropolis.

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View-1

After the Acropolis we took a short bus ride to the Plaka for some shopping and sightseeing.

Greek

 

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Fruit

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