This was the final day of our trip. All good things must end- they say. However, the end did not disappoint. It was spectacular! We began our day with a tour of THE Acropolis- which means upper city.
The Acropolis sits atop a very large hill. Our tour guide, Brigham had mercy on us and we took a taxi instead of braving the climb. He is so good to me. :) Near the top- you can look down and view this- the theater of Herod Atticus- built in 161 AD by the Romans. They still hold concerts here as well.
Brig has found an ancient hole.
This is the entrance, built in 432 just before the outbreak of the Pelopennesian wars. Just as we were entering the -the Presidential Guard was leaving. They wear white skirts and pom poms on their toes.
This is the Erecthion. It sits on the most sacred site of the Acropolis, where Poisidon and Athena had their contest to see who would be the patron of the city. We all know who won- we are in Athens after all.
Above us waves a Greek flag and behind stands the beautiful Parthenon, it was completed in 438 BC. It has been a temple, a church, a mosque and finally as a storage facility for Turkish gunpowder. The Parthenon is the most perfect and most imitated building in the world.
The restoration work you see has been going on for the last 30 years and may go on for another 30. The more they try to put it back together the more respect and awe they have for the ancient Greeks.
Below the Acropolis stands this small temple- known as the Thission, built in 449 BC it is still virtually intact. The temple was used as a Church, dedicated to Saint George, known as Saint George the Lazy because it was only open one day of the year.
After our morning stroll -we headed to a cafe for a late lunch, early brunch. Just to show you how spoiled the kids are- I took a picture to remember that Katry chose "chocolate pie" for her meal- and got it. It was really good.
Brig chose an omelet and was extremely satisfied as well. After being well fed- we headed to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens- where we got to see a lot of artifacts that were taken from all the sites we had previously visited.
For our final meal- we had some amazing Souvlaki. This place had the best pita. It was the perfect ending to a perfect trip.
This was a cool looking building in downtown Athens- unfortunately, we seem to be covering most of it. Oops! After dinner, we went back and got our backpacks- yes we did the entire trip with four backpacks. Be amazed! Then we headed to the airport and got a ride to a nearby hotel. Our flight left bright and early at 7am- so we went right to bed. NINETEEN and a half hours later- including a stop over in Paris- we were ecstatic to greet our little boys at the airport. It felt so good to have had an amazing journey and to make it home safe and sound to have our family reunited. A big thanks to Grandad and Grammy Redd for watching them for us. I was very nervous about leaving my little guys at home. But I am so glad we did. I loved focusing our attention on Katry and Brig, spending so much time together, and seeing so many spectacular things. Wow! What a ride!
The Acropolis sits atop a very large hill. Our tour guide, Brigham had mercy on us and we took a taxi instead of braving the climb. He is so good to me. :) Near the top- you can look down and view this- the theater of Herod Atticus- built in 161 AD by the Romans. They still hold concerts here as well.
Brig has found an ancient hole.
This is the entrance, built in 432 just before the outbreak of the Pelopennesian wars. Just as we were entering the -the Presidential Guard was leaving. They wear white skirts and pom poms on their toes. 
This is the Erecthion. It sits on the most sacred site of the Acropolis, where Poisidon and Athena had their contest to see who would be the patron of the city. We all know who won- we are in Athens after all. 
Above us waves a Greek flag and behind stands the beautiful Parthenon, it was completed in 438 BC. It has been a temple, a church, a mosque and finally as a storage facility for Turkish gunpowder. The Parthenon is the most perfect and most imitated building in the world.
The restoration work you see has been going on for the last 30 years and may go on for another 30. The more they try to put it back together the more respect and awe they have for the ancient Greeks. 
Below the Acropolis stands this small temple- known as the Thission, built in 449 BC it is still virtually intact. The temple was used as a Church, dedicated to Saint George, known as Saint George the Lazy because it was only open one day of the year. 
After our morning stroll -we headed to a cafe for a late lunch, early brunch. Just to show you how spoiled the kids are- I took a picture to remember that Katry chose "chocolate pie" for her meal- and got it. It was really good.
Brig chose an omelet and was extremely satisfied as well. After being well fed- we headed to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens- where we got to see a lot of artifacts that were taken from all the sites we had previously visited.
For our final meal- we had some amazing Souvlaki. This place had the best pita. It was the perfect ending to a perfect trip.
This was a cool looking building in downtown Athens- unfortunately, we seem to be covering most of it. Oops! After dinner, we went back and got our backpacks- yes we did the entire trip with four backpacks. Be amazed! Then we headed to the airport and got a ride to a nearby hotel. Our flight left bright and early at 7am- so we went right to bed. NINETEEN and a half hours later- including a stop over in Paris- we were ecstatic to greet our little boys at the airport. It felt so good to have had an amazing journey and to make it home safe and sound to have our family reunited. A big thanks to Grandad and Grammy Redd for watching them for us. I was very nervous about leaving my little guys at home. But I am so glad we did. I loved focusing our attention on Katry and Brig, spending so much time together, and seeing so many spectacular things. Wow! What a ride!
2 comments:
I was telling Scott about your trip and trying not to let the jealousy show too much in my voice, but really! That looks like such a fun trip! You have a beautiful family. It'll be so nice to keep up with you guys!
Yeah for a fun trip for the funnest people I know! It was great vacationing vicariously through you I enjoyed the tour:)
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