The trip would be beginning soon so I needed to charge batteries and make sure the original battery was suitably juiced
The next day, our electronics in place, we gathered the packed bags
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Because of bumpiness, the bathroom sign was illuminated the next morning
as they brought our breakfast
though Ben slept through
until we got to Belgium
and took the obligatory phone booth picture
before entering the customs zone
and on the other side getting drinks
with which to celebrate Suzanne's birthday
at this cost
before heading to the cafe to get a salad
and sandwich
or two
while Jane enjoyed her waffle
before we made our way to the Olympic gate
and as the flight was going I took these scenes from out the window (because I had that setting on my camera)
since Greece was in our immediate future
as Ben
and Jane slept
even as the food
came but as the cartoons played
Ben slept
even as we flew through cloud formations
observed the signage
through another airplane photo
and eventually made our way down to the ground and to baggage claim where we learned about 51,808 words of Greek.
Next thing we knew, we were at the hotel looking at the view of the Acropolis and Parthenon from our balcony
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The next day we began by admiring the view from our balcony
along with the view below
before going to the breakfast room where this scenery
accompanied my plate of food
to my amusement
as this plate
belonged to Jane,
Suzanne
had this one
and this one
belonged to Sarah
while this was the food
that Ben chose
before I went off to get these pastries
and this dessert that seemed to involve clotted cream.
After viewing the swimming pool,
Sarah
Ben
and Jane dressed as tourists (they were)
as we began our walk through the streets of Athens passing monuments that led the way
until we ran into these folks who gave us pseudo-directions to the Acropolis
but the sages had given us good advice
so we were prepared to accept the cautions
as we made our way up the stairs
for these views of the agora in front of the city
and then a focus on the ancient agora
and the city before Lycabetus hill where we were staying
and a view back to the scaffolding holding up the Parthenon
as the kids posed with Suzanne
and then Jane, Ben and Sarah posed
as we looked up to the Parthenon
and then we took pictures of Jane, Ben and Sarah
then Jane
then Jane, Ben and Sarah
and Suzanne
before focusing again on the agora
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Our next stop was the Temple of Athena Nike
but first we captured some views
and then we climbed further up on the Acropolis
looking over the city
as the Parthenon itself came into view
and impressed us immensely
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The museum had a remarkable collection of friezes
and statuary large
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On entering the Ancient Agora, we began with
the Tower of the Post-Herulian Wall
and then the Church of the Holy Apostles
(here's the church)
where this is the ceiling
and here is the mosaic floor
admired by Suzanne and Jane
as the windows (note how small they are because glass could only be created in very small pieces)
amused Ben
while Sarah stood by a pillar
and we saw the church in the distance
but first admired the town bell
that was near the start of the path
and the map that told us some of the history
as we looked down on the city
and then made our way to the Temple of Hephaistos
where the columns
the view through the back
the view up to the Parthenon
and the columns down the sides
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After lunch, we made our way to Flea Market entrance
past the barkers selling the fruit
and the status of the archbishop
to see some cows in Syntygma Square
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