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Photos of Athens Part 4/4

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elcome to part four of the vacation photos! This part is all about food and drink--and knitting! A prize I won in a raffle! New scarf! My fortune! Which new foods have you tasted recently?

Photos of Athens Part 3/4

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elcome to part three of the vacation photos! This week is all random stuff...plus Lord Byron! A robot greeter! Statue erected in honour of Lord Byron Cicada! An exhibit on CERN in the airport queues... Olympics ad at the tram stop! A restaurant we ate at! Mini Lord Byron exhibit A place at which Byron stayed, now demolished... The original modern Olympic stadium, 1896 Trumpet vines! Which authors or artists do you seek out when you travel?

Photos of Athens Part 2/4

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elcome to part 2 of the vacation photos! Today is the big one: The Parthenon on the Acropolis, St Mary's Museum, and the Acropolis Museum! View of the Parthenon from the Acropolis Museum Parliament! Wee church! View of the Acropolis at dinner! St Mary's Weaving supplies! The owl of Athena The original order of the figures atop the Parthenon The actual figures from the Parthenon, now stored in the museum All that's left of Golden Boy, his bum and his face... More weaving and sewing supplies The Parthenon and Athena's temple A random excavation of Roman baths off the side of the road! There is so much detail to look at everywhere, we definitely needed more than a few days! Which of the Ancient Greek myths is your favourite?