 Docked in Piraeus, Greece |
 Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Greece |
 Cultural Center, Piraeus, Greece |
 The Acropolis of Athens was inhabited as early as the 6th Millenium BC |
 Athens, Greece |
 Mount Lycabettus, Athens, Greece |
 The 4th Century BC Theater of Dionysus seated 17,000 People |
 Crowds entering the Ancient Buildings of the Athens Acropolis |
 Entering the Propylaea (437-432 BCE) on the Acropolis of Athens |
 The Porch of the Caryatids (421-05 BC) on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece |
 The Erechtheion (421-406 BC) is a Temple dedicated to Athena and Poseidon |
 These six Caryatids support the roof of the false south porch of the Erechtheion on the Athenian acropolis |
 The Parthenon (447-38 BC) is the most important Buidling of Classical Greece |
 The Parthenon is a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (patron of Athens) |
 Horse Head and Lion Spout on the Parthenon |
 East pediment of the Parthenon on the Athens Acropolis |
 Ruins from the Temple of Rome and Augustus (19-17 BC) on the Athens Acropolis |
 Column from the Temple of Rome and Augustus |
 View of Mount Lycabettus from the Acropolis of Athens |
 Temple of Olympian Zeus had 104 columns in the 2nd Century AD |
 Another view of the Erechtheion of the Athens Acropolis |
 Details on the Erechtheion of the Athens Acropolis |
 Exiting through the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens |
 The Agora (marketplace) of Athens dates to the 6th Century BC |
 The Temple of Hephaestus (449-415 BC) is on the NW side of the Agora of Athens |
 The Panathenaic Stadium hosted the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896 |
 The Panathenaic Stadium is the only Stadium in the World built entirely of Marble |
 Statue of Discobolus in front the Panathenaic Stadium (1927), Athens, Greece |
 1835 House in Athens, Greece |
 Greek Restaurant for Lunch |
 Alfa Beer brewed in Athens, Greece |
 Ran into Steve (met on cruise in 2003) in Athens, Greece restaurant (#small world) |
 Bill and Dimitris (our guide) after Lunch |
 Bill, Dimitris, and Susan |
 Relaxing on the Streets of Athens |
 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
 Guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens |
 Building in Athens, Greece |
 The Academy of Athens established 1926 contains 6 Million Books |
 Statues of Apollo, Athena, Plato and Socrates at the Academy of Athens |
 The National Library of Greece was established in 1832 |
 The Old Parliament Building of Greece was inaugurated in 1875 |
 Traffic and Pedestrians in Athens |
 In the Plaka (Old Athens) |
 Liquor tasting in Brettos Distillery, Old Athens (Plaka) |
 Church of Agia Aikaterini, Athens, Greece |
 One of the Caves beneath the Athenian acropolis |
 Hadrian's Gate was built in 131 or 132 AD |
 Looking at the Acropolis through Hadrian's Arch |
 The Temple of Olympian Zeus was started in 174 BC and was completed by Roman Emperor Hadrian in 131 AD |
 The Temple of Olympian Zeus held giant statues of Zeus and the Temple's main benefactor Hadrian |
 The Temple of Olympian Zeus columns were capped by Corinthian capitals carved from two massive blocks of Marble |
 Leaving Athens |
 Baklava for Dessert from our Athens Tour Guide, Dimitrius |
 Good Night Elephant |