DSC04107.JPG=Athens, Greece. At the Acropolis, the Temple of Rome and Augustus
DSC04157.JPG=Athens, Greece. South Square (2nd c BC) in the Ancient Agora
DSC04123.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Theatre of Dionysius - and the best front row seats.
Ruins7.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Roman Odeion (Odeum) of Herodes Atticus (161 AD). Seats 5000 is now used for classic concerts (panorama)
DSC04004.JPG=Athens, Greece. One of the ornate corinthian column capitals (top) of the Temple of Olympian Zeus
DSC04078.JPG=Athens, Greece. Wildflowers in grounds of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
DSC03867.JPG=Corinth, Greece; the Corinth Canal
DSC03980.JPG=Athens, Greece. Athens city view from the top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC04093.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Erechtheion
DSC04086.JPG=Athens, Greece. Inside the Popylaea there are many signs of the constant restoration efforts
DSC04180.JPG=Athens, Greece. Ruins in the Ancient Agora
DSC03894.JPG=Church in Athens, Greece
DSC04178.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Hephaistos (5th c BC) of the Ancient Agora
DSC04104.JPG=Athens, Greece. The parliament building viewed from the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC03949.JPG=Athens, Greece. In the Plaka, the Church of the Ayia Aikaterini
DSC03927.JPG=Athens, Greece. Monastiraki square and the Greek folk art museum
DSC03976.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Acropolis viewed from the top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC04102.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Roman Agora viewed from the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC04124.JPG=Athens, Greece. The stage for the Theatre of Dionysius.
Athena4.JPG=Athens, Greece. Entrance to Temple of Hephaistos (5th c BC) of the Ancient Agora. (panorama)
Athena1.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Theatre of Dionysius.
DSC04084.JPG=Athens, Greece. The grand entrance to the Acropolis, called the Popylaea
CCPanorama1.JPG=Corinth, Greece; the entrance to the Corinth Canal (panorama)
DSC03936.JPG=Athens, Greece. Plaka street market
Athens6.JPG=Athens, Greece. Athens city viewed from the top of Lycabettus Hill (panorama)
DSC03930.JPG=Athens, Greece. Monastiraki square and the antique street market
DSC04064.JPG=Athens, Greece. The remains of the Parthenon's West pediment, set up in position in the new museum.
DSC04103.JPG=Athens, Greece. Hadrian's Library viewed from the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC03854.JPG=Corinth, Greece; a city street with a cruise ship parked at the end
DSC04211.JPG=Athens, Greece. Hadrians Library
DSC04115.JPG=Athens, Greece. On the western side of the Popylaea is the small Temple of the Athena Victory
DSC03956.JPG=Athens, Greece. Lycabettus Hill viewed through tram and trolley bus cables
Ruins5.JPG=Athens, Greece. On the top floor of the new Acropolis museum is the Parthenon Gallery.This floor is a model of the Parthenon's main features and is where the priceless original marble from the frieze, the metopes and the temple's pediments are set up in their respective positions. (panorama)
DSC04070.JPG=Athens, Greece. Official  buildings (Embassies etc) near the new Acropolis museum
DSC04085.JPG=Athens, Greece. The grand entrance to the Acropolis, called the Popylaea
DSC03981.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Church of St. George on the very top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC03998.JPG=Athens, Greece.
acropolisPlan.gif=Athens, Greece. Plan of the Acropolis
DSC04192.JPG=Athens, Greece. The entrance to the Odeion of Agrippa (15 BC) and the gymnasium
Athena5.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Keramikos ruins. (panorama)
DSC04111.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Theatre of Dionysius from the Acropolis.
DSC04153.JPG=Athens, Greece. Inside friezes in the Church of the Holy Apostles in the Ancient Agora
DSC03946.JPG=Athens, Greece. Parking is tight in the Plaka; Another parking area. How would you like to be the owner of this car and left your keys with the attendant
Join3.jpg=Athens, Greece. The museum of the Athenian Agora. Funerary pottery
DSC03910.JPG=Athens, Greece. In front of the Parliament building is the tomb of the unknown soldier. Evzones, or the Presidential Guard go through a routine march around the front every few minutes
Athens3.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Temple of Olympian Zeus. 16 (of 104) preserved columns with a height of 17 metres - huge (panorama)
DSCN3970.JPG=Athens, Greece. Athens city view from the top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC04012.JPG=Athens, Greece. Ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus which was one of the largest in the ancient world.
DSC04146.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Doric order, western propyla (gate)to the Roman Agora is known as the Gate of Athena Archegetis.
DSC04034.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Olympian Zeus -  ruins of the Roman Baths (2nd c AD)
DSC04094.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Parthenon is a unique temple built of Pentelic marble and dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Guards (2).jpg=Athens, Greece. In front of the Parliament building is the tomb of the unknown soldier. Evzones, or the Presidential Guard go through a routine march around the front every few minutes
DSC03978.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Ancient Stadium viewed from the top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC03896.JPG=Athens, Greece. City heart of Syntagma square with a vendor selling all sorts of bread snack foods
DSC03951.JPG=Athens, Greece. Hadrians Arch (131 AD). Inscribed on the west side facing the Acropolis is "This is Athens, the city of Theseus". Facing east it is inscribed "This is the city of Hadrian, not Theseus".
Ruins2.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Olympian Zeus - one of the remaining 16 columns collapsed in a storm in 1852 and lies where it fell. (panorama)
DSC04065.JPG=Athens, Greece. Small scale model of the Parthenon's West pediment.
Join2.jpg=Athens, Greece. Left is Emperor Hadrian, right is one of the "giants" figures at the entrance to the Odeion of Agrippa (15 BC)
DSC03987.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Parliamnt building (centre left) and Syntagma Square viewed from the top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC04212.JPG=Athens, Greece. Bling shop near the Monastiraki Market place\
					
DSC04148.JPG=Athens, Greece. Church of the Holy Apostles in the Ancient Agora, originally built in the 10th C. over a circular nymphaion, or ancient spring. Not to be confused with the Roman Agora.
DSC03945.JPG=Athens, Greece. Parking is tight in the Plaka; Joy couldn't believe how they are jambed in at a parking area where you have to leave your keys with the attendant
DSC03911crop.jpg=Athens, Greece. In front of the Parliament building is the tomb of the unknown soldier. Evzones, or the Presidential Guard going through their routine march.
DSC03988.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Church of St. George on the very top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC04185.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Hephaistos (5th c BC) of the Ancient Agora
DSCN3973.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Parthenon from the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC04199.JPG=Athens, Greece. Orthodox church near the Keramikos ruins
DSC03898.JPG=Athens, Greece. City heart of Syntagma square surrounded by high end hotels, government buildings, banks etc
DSC03943.JPG=Athens, Greece. In the Plaka, at the Roman Agora
Athens1.JPG=Athens, Greece. City heart of Syntagma square surrounded by high end hotels, government buildings, banks etc. This one is the Parliament building. (panorama)
DSC04118.JPG=Athens, Greece. Near the Theatre of Dionysius, the large inscribed cylindrical alter of Dionysius.
DSC03931.JPG=Athens, Greece. Monastiraki square and steetside restoration work at the antique street market
DSC04166.JPG=Athens, Greece. The museum of the Athenian Agora. 7th c BC pottery
DSC04152.JPG=Athens, Greece. This is the Ancient Agora, not to be confused with the Roman Agora
DSC04036.JPG=Athens, Greece. Wildflowers in grounds of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
DSC03846.JPG=Corinth, Greece; just before sunrise, Gulf of Corinth on the morning we left our stopover
CorinthCanal.jpg=The Corinth Canal. Not many opportunities now to see a ship in the canal. This one "borrowed" from the Internet.
DSC04179.JPG=Athens, Greece. View of the Acropolis and the Ancient Agora
Athens7.JPG=Athens, Greece. Athens city viewed from the top of Lycabettus Hill (panorama)
DSC03913crop.jpg=Athens, Greece. In front of the Parliament building is the tomb of the unknown soldier. Evzones, or the Presidential Guard going through their routine march.
DSC04003.JPG=Athens, Greece. One of the original entry gates through the precinct wall to the Temple of Olympian Zeus
DSC04053.JPG=Athens, Greece. Ongoing excavations of ruins beneath the new Acropolis museum
DSC03929.JPG=Athens, Greece. Monastiraki square and the antique street market
DSC04116.JPG=Athens, Greece. On the western side of the Popylaea is the small Temple of the Athena Victory
DSC03871.JPG=Corinth harbour, Greece
DSC03926.JPG=Athens, Greece. Monastiraki square and the start of the Plaka area
DSC03967.JPG=Athens, Greece. a Greek tortoise on the very top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC03924.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Kapnikarea, a Byzantine church built between the 11th and 13th century. In a pedestrian area of Ermou street
DSC03890.JPG=Corinth to Athens highway view. Many large ships waiting to enter Pireaus harbour, the main port for Athens. This is the main departure point for the Aegean islands (Mykonos, Santorini, Crete etc)
DSC03897.JPG=Athens, Greece. City heart of Syntagma square with the Syntagma railway station below
DSC04109.JPG=Athens, Greece. At the Acropolis, the massive diameter of some of the columns ruins
DSC03900.JPG=Athens, Greece. City heart of Syntagma square surrounded by high end hotels, government buildings, banks etc
DSC04200.JPG=Athens, Greece. Holocaust memorial near the Keramikos ruins. Carved in the form of the Star of David – the ancient symbol of Judaism
DSC04182.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Hephaistos (5th c BC) of the Ancient Agora
DSC03880.JPG=Corinth to Athens highway views
Join1.jpg=Athens, Greece. The Roman Agora - Two views of the Tower of the Winds, an octagonal clocktower consisting of sundials and a waterclock
Athens5.JPG=Athens, Greece. Athens city viewed from the top of Lycabettus Hill (panorama)
DSC03958.JPG=Athens, Greece. One of their trams designed by Pininfarina for all of you Ferrari admirers.\
					
DSC04150.JPG=Athens, Greece. Urns in the Ancient Agora
Athens2.JPG=Athens, Greece. In the Plaka, the Roman Agora (panorama)
DSC04137.JPG=Athens, Greece. The eastern propyla (gate) to the Roman Agora - it has columns of grey Hymettian marble with bases of white Pentelic marble.
DSC03906.JPG=Athens, Greece. In front of the Parliament. The uniform is based on the clothing of the Klephts, mountain fighters who fought the Turks from the 15th Century until Greek independence in the 19th Century.
Guards.jpg=Athens, Greece. An Internet picture of Evzones, or the Presidential Guard at more importatnt celebration times.
DSCN3969.JPG=Corinth, Greece; he doesn't look happy in this pic, maybe because we have to leave this lovely spot
DSCN3972.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Parthenon is a unique temple built of Pentelic marble and dedicated to the goddess Athena.
DSC03971.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Church of St. George on the very top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC04024.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Olympian Zeus - one of the remaining 16 columns collapsed in a storm in 1852 and lies where it fell.
DSCN3974.JPG=Athens, Greece. The eastern propyla (gate) to the Roman Agora
DSC04032.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Olympian Zeus -  ruins of houses (from 5th to 2nd c BC)
DSC04181.JPG=Athens, Greece. The recontructed Stoa of Attalus, a 2nd c BC building, restored 1952-1956
Athena7.JPG=Athens, Greece. Hadrians Library (panorama)
Join4.jpg=Athens, Greece. The museum of the Athenian Agora. Two ancient pottery styles..\
Top row is a style called "Black Figured pottery" from 6th c BC. Bottom row is a style called "Red Figured pottery" from 5th c BC.
Ruins1.JPG=Athens, Greece. Ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Originally there was 104 of these columns and now just 16 remain. (panorama)
DSC03922.JPG=Athens, Greece. A tiny church that has a multi storey building over it near Syntagma square
DSC03989.JPG=Athens, Greece. Athens city view from the top of Lycabettus Hill. Just how much white paint would they use here every year.
Gulf of Corinth Canal google map.jpg=Another Google Earth picture of the Corinth Canal and the protecting breakwater and the bridge that we weren't able to drive over.
DSC04155.JPG=Athens, Greece. Inside frieze of Christ in the dome of Church of the Holy Apostles in the Ancient Agora
Athena6.JPG=Athens, Greece. Hadrians Library wall shoring (panorama)
DSC03885.JPG=Corinth to Athens highway
DSC04091.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Caryatids are figures of maidens supporting the roof of the southern balcony of the Erechtheion. 5 of the 6 originals are in the new Acropolis museum while the 6th is in the British Museum.
DSC04156.JPG=Athens, Greece. Church of the Holy Apostles in the Ancient Agora
DSC04196.JPG=Athens, Greece. Phone booths
DSC04145.JPG=Athens, Greece. Fethiye Djami Mosque  in the Roman Agora
DSC04000crop.jpg=Athens, Greece. Hadrians Arch (131 AD) and the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Acropolis in the distance. Artist image from the east where Hadrians Arch is inscribed "This is the city of Hadrian, not Theseus".
DSC04125.JPG=Athens, Greece. The stage for the Theatre of Dionysius.
DSC04108.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC04068.JPG=Athens, Greece. Ongoing excavations of ruins beneath the new Acropolis museum
DSC03870.JPG=Corinth Canal; our van is too heavy for this bridge/lock so we had to turn around and find another way
DSC04069.JPG=Athens near the Acropolis. We had seen these beautiful flowering trees a lot through Greece so we decided to find out what they were. The Koutsoupia, or more commonly known as the Judas Tree
DSC03999.JPG=Athens, Greece. Wildflowers in grounds of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
DSC03948.JPG=Athens, Greece. In the Plaka, the Church of the Ayia Aikaterini
DSC04014.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Acropolis seen from the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
DSC04119.JPG=Athens, Greece. Tiny church near the Theatre of Dionysius.
DSC04061.JPG=Athens, Greece. One of the carved marble metopes from the Parthenon in the new Acropolis museum.
DSC03955.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Temple of Olympian Zeus. The sixteenth massive column lies on the ground where it fell during a storm in 1852.
DSC03866.JPG=Corinth, Greece; the Corinth Canal
DSC04171.JPG=Athens, Greece. Middle Stoa (2nd c BC) of the Ancient Agora
DSC04026.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Olympian Zeus - one of the remaining 16 columns collapsed in a storm in 1852 and lies where it fell.
DSC04037.JPG=Athens, Greece. Hadrians Arch and the Acropolis from the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
DSC04088.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Acropolis and the Erechtheion
GI1.JPG=Corinth to Athens highway views of some of the islands (panorama)
DSC04100.JPG=Athens, Greece. The city viewed from the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC04005.JPG=Athens, Greece. Ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus which was one of the largest in the ancient world.
DSC03935.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Greek folk art museum
Cornth1.JPG=Corinth, Greece; the city (panorama)
DSC04073.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Roman Odeion (Odeum) of Herodes Atticus (161 AD)
DSC04187.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Hephaistos (5th c BC) of the Ancient Agora. A frieze depicting battle between the Centaurs and Lapiths
Ruins4.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Panathenaikon Stadium stands where a stdium has been built and rebuilt many times since 330 BC. Today, the white marble stadium stands have a capacity of 60,000 people and it was built in 1869-1870 (panorama)
DSC03986.JPG=Athens, Greece. View from the top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC03917.JPG=Athens, Greece. In front of the Parliament building is the tomb of the unknown soldier. Evzones, or the Presidential Guard starting the hourly changing of the guard.
DSC04172.JPG=Athens, Greece. View from the Ancient Agora
Cornth3.JPG=Corinth, Greece; A glorious sunrise, Gulf of Corinth on the morning we left our stopover. Shame we have to move on (panorama)
DSC04184.JPG=Athens, Greece. Temple of Hephaistos (5th c BC) of the Ancient Agora
T-Shirts.jpg=Athens, Greece. Monastiraki square and the street market (comic t-shirts)
DSC03873.JPG=Corinth to Athens highway view
DSC04071.JPG=Athens, Greece. Official  buildings (Embassies etc) near the new Acropolis museum
DSC04035.JPG=Athens, Greece. Urns in the grounds of the  Temple of Olympian Zeus. Some of these would have stored foodstuffs in shops etc
DSC04082.JPG=Athens, Greece. The grand entrance to the Acropolis, called the Popylaea
DSC03947.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Acropolis viewed from the Plaka.
DSC04066.JPG=Athens, Greece. Small scale model of the Parthenon's East pediment.
DSC04015.JPG=Athens, Greece. Urns in the grounds of the  Temple of Olympian Zeus.
DSC03923.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Kapnikarea, a Byzantine church built between the 11th and 13th century. In a pedestrian area of Ermou street
DSC04098.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Temple of Olympian Zeus viewed from the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC03895.JPG=Waiting for the Athens bus. Joy and a fellow passenger looked like kids on a high seat with their feet not reaching the floor
Athena2.JPG=Athens, Greece. The  stoas of the Roman Agora (panorama)
DSC04160.JPG=Athens, Greece. The museum of the Athenian Agora is housed in the recontructed Stoa of Attalus, a 2nd c BC building, restored 1952-1956
DSC04143.JPG=Athens, Greece. Large urns in the Roman Agora
DSC04056.JPG=Athens, Greece. At the new Acropolis museum there are a number of scale models of the Acropolis through time. This one shows it as it would have been in the 3rd to 2nd c BC.
DSC04130.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Plaka area near the Acropolis
DSC03842.JPG=Corinth, Greece; fishermen out again on the Gulf of Corinth on the morning we left our stopover
DSC04097.JPG=Athens, Greece. Lycabettus view from the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus - the highest point in the Acropolis
DSC03977.JPG=Athens, Greece. The Temple of Olympian Zeus viewed from the top of Lycabettus Hill
DSC03916.JPG=Athens, Greece. In front of the Parliament building is the tomb of the unknown soldier. Evzones, or the Presidential Guard members are all over 6''3" tall.
DSC04163.JPG=Athens, Greece. The museum of the Athenian Agora is housed in the recontructed Stoa of Attalus, a 2nd c BC building, restored 1952-1956
Corinth Canal Google map.jpg=A Google Earth picture of the Corinth Canal. Completed in 1893, it is cut through in a straight line across the Isthmus of Corinth from the Gulf of Corinth to the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea
DSC04002.JPG=Athens, Greece. One of the original entry gates through the precinct wall to the Temple of Olympian Zeus
