I don’t remember where in Athens I took this photo, but I do know it was in Athens Greece. It’s probably a couple thousand-year-old historic site that is super famous…. But I still don’t remember the location.
Athens Alley
I’ve had this photo sitting on my hard drive waiting for its time to shine. I guess tonight is the night. I took this photo in some random alley in Athens near the Acropolis. Probably about a five-minute walk away. I just liked this spot and the view down this little back alley.
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Parthenon
The Acropolis of Athens is an interesting site. The history and archaeology go back to 447 BC. My favorite part of this location is the Parthenon. As you can see from my photo, they were working on restoration to make sure the site is around for the another 1,000 years. It was extremely hard to get photos of this site without tourist in the photo. There were hundreds of them everywhere.
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Athens Ruins
Athens wasn’t my favorite destination, but I’m glad I had a chance to see many of the sites. During some free time, I wandered around and found this site. I honestly don’t know the details, history or name, but it was a great site.
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Erectheion
I took this detail photo of a column base which is part of Erechteion during our last Europe trip. This structure is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis in Athens Greece. This temple was built between 421 and 406 BC by Phidias (sculptor and mason) and Mnesicles (architect). The entire Acropolis is wonderful as an archaeology site with lots of small details. It’s worth the hike up the hill to this spot.
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Athens Home Front
After exploring the Acropolis and Parthenonas in Athens Greece, I passed this home walking down the street on my way to lunch. The front of the home caught my eye and it resulted in this photo.
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Details at Acropolis
When I was walking around the Acropolis during our trip to Athens Greece, I tried to capture photos of the entire structure. But I also took photos of the small details and portions of the structure. I’m probably the one person who finds these things interesting. I don’t know. Maybe everyone finds these things interesting as well.
Anyway, today’s photo is the upper corner of the Acropolis. If you look closely, you can see a carved horse head at the very top of the roofline (see the enlarged image below). I doubt most of the visitors even noticed this little detail. Then again, maybe everyone noticed it immediately…..
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Athena
This is the Greek goddess of wisdom and crafts. This great statute is at the main entrance of the Academy of Athens in Greece. I took this last May on our Europe trip.
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
This is a stone theater structure located right next to the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by Hoerodes Atticus in memory of his wife. It has a total capacity of 5,000 audience members, which is a huge venue for the time period it was built. Today, Greece still uses this location for concerts. I didn’t get to have that experience, but I bet it would be outstanding. How couldn’t it be outstanding?
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Crete Greece
Crete was great. I enjoyed the island and especially the people. Fortunately, the weather was nice during our visit. We got a chance to visit a number of villages and see different parts of the island. This specific photo is from the village of Agios Nikolaos. The town has this nice little lake that they’ve connected via a man made canal to the Mediterranean Sea. They have all these little fishing boats tied up inside the protected lake, which is surrounded by little shops and restaurants. As you can see, the water is crystal clear. Great spot, great experience.
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The Caryatides
Again, a long delay between posts. Sorry about that! My work and professional life have been super busy. I’ll try to be better, but I don’t expect things to slow down until the end of July.
Anyway, today’s photo is The Caryatides (Maidens), which is the most interesting part of the Erechtheion on the south Portico. The six statues are an example of excellent craftsmanship. This great structure (art) is part of the Acropolis in Athens Greece.
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Acropolis - Athens Greece
Unfortunately, MJ didn’t get a chance to visit this site with me. It is never as fun to experience something without her. But I did my best since she wasn’t feeling well. I climbed up a large hill that gave me an unobstructed view of the Acropolis. It was worth the climb.
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