Europe, 2011

<TITLE> Europe, 2011 </TITLE>
<THEME> TravelEurope
<THEME> TravelGreece
<p> The next morning began with breakfast at the hotel
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which put Suzanne
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and me
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into a good mood as we went back for more
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and then noted the location of the afternoon's lecture
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before beginning our walk about town passing the New Acropolis Museum
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and going to the Plaka where for a moment, I thought Dimitris meant shoes
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until I realized that it was the proprietor's name.
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We continued our walk through the Plaka
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and then came onto Syntagma Square where we saw the first signs of protest
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and this poorly executed grafitti
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as we continued through the protest signs in the square 
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and then the changing of the guard
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and another sign of protest
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while the police shields were on display though I chose (under wise counsel from Suzanne) to not take pictures of the cadre of police getting off their bus and preparing to grab shields.
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After the obligatory phone booth picture
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we sat in the park in Kolonaki and watched the pigeons
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before heading off to the Cycliadic Museum where Suzanne waited
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until Dimitri showed up and we discovered that both this museum and the Benaki were closed
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and so we had a cup of coffee and then headed off across the national gardens past the turtles
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until we passed this sign of protest en route to our hotel
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and from our hotel
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to the New Acropolis Museum
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where we could photograph the excavation below the museum from the outside
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but could take no photos inside until we reached a balcony and could capture views of the Parthenon
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of me
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of the two of us reflected in the window
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and of Suzanne
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not to mention the pigeon
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and Lycabetus hill
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the Pathenon
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and the view to the area below
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as people milled in front of the entrance
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and we made our way back to the hotel and noted that there would be a taxi strike the next day which was inconvenient since we needed an early taxi to the port.
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