crush of people getting off the ferry from Naxos to Athens.
We visited only months after the collapse of the country's financial system. Deep in a recession, signs of unrest were evident in the capitol city, but we never felt unsafe.
Changing of the guard at Parliment in Syntagma Square
That's my hubby, he's super strong.
Can you guess what this building once was? High-end toilets!
Guy+coffee=bliss
We walked through the remains of the ancient city center. This is a re-built version of the ancient city's commerce center where citizens would gather to buy and sell wares. Much of the stone is original, reassembled after careful archeological study.
So there it is... behind us is the Acropolis hill where ancient Greeks would travel to worship. Below, at the base of the hill lies the city center where the innovations of modern society were born. We walked through the city admiring the layout with a community "gym" which held sporting events and daily exercise. There was evidence of a water clock, one of the early ways of marking the passage of time.
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| One of the remarkable things about Athens is the merging of modern and ancient. Each day residents of Athens travel past archeological treasures on their way to work |
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