So our first day into downtown Athens was of course, fantastic.
These child gypsies are very common on the streets of Athens, but they never get any less touching. I can also spare a Euro for them.
This "cute little temple," according to Dr. Kaplan is the Temple of Athena Nike.
The Parthenon in all it's scaffolding and restoration glory.
I call this one "The Parthenon and A Guy"
This temple has been associated with various cults throughout history. There was said to be the snake of Athena taking up residence in the building at one point, and the olive tree you're looking at is the one created by Athena who then won rule over Athens (sorry Poseidon, your salt spring wasn't good enough). The dog is completely unrelated to both.
Yum yum, lunch.
Finally, a gyro worth fighting for.
We may have gotten a little lost, or maybe not, but Erica and I ended up at Syntagma square. These are just a few of the signs protesters have hung up around the square. There was no action going on at the time, but the evidence was still strong that the people of this country are not pleased with the state of their affairs.
Everything was just as delicious as it looked...
...except this. We still don't know what it is.
The Temple of Apollo in Ancient Corinth.
Temple of Apollo
Dee Dee Day Day Water =)
These were sculpted depictions of the Greeks vs. the Amazons. Absolutely beautiful.
The Lion's Gate at Ancient Mycenae!
This was the beginning of a long and very dark passageway into an ancient spring, and eventually the Underworld too. Maybe, that last bit is just deductive reasoning.
The Treasury of Atreus- Agamemnon's Tomb
The beautiful streets of Nafplion- covered in flowers...
...and snuggled in by the sea.
Makes life seem a whole lot brighter.
The girls.
How much do you want to be this guy?
Cute girls.
Frosty beverages.
Ellie showing off her lollipop in between games of hide-the-bottle cap and her fierce battles with the hand monster from the Great Seat Beyond.
Even the highways are more beautiful here.
Jon Stewart did a story the other day on the Greek debt crisis. Although I can't post the actual video here because it's not on youtube, here's a link.
He does a good job of explaining things.
There will be a nationwide strike tomorrow for 48 hours also, and here's more information on that. The are I live in hasn't been affected too much so far, but we'll see how this strike goes.
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