Athens and the Acropolis 26-9-10

Temple of Zeus.

We set out for the Acropolis on a hot day---for us--31o. Cant say that Athens appeals to me the way our Italian cities have. There are many huge areas of great poverty in Athens and we are warned all the time about pickpockets. However the ancient part of Athens is so beautiful. The Temple of Zeus was highlighted with the blue sky and I loved our photos here.

The Acropolis

Sue in Athens

The long walk to the Acropolis was hard in the heat but it is such an wonderful sight that it was worth it!! It is a strange feeling when you have seen this in so many art history books and suddenly its before you---really awesome(and I use that word rarely!!) We loved our time here but the heat was hard for us so we went back to our hotel and had a little siesta----or the Greek equivalent!!

Olive Trees at the Acropolis.

Tomorrow we leave on our boat for the Greek Islands and I have no idea if I can get Internet access but I will certainly try. You have no idea the little internet cafes I found along the way.!!!!