Day 8 & 9 (Athens)
The next day we arrived in the port of Athens and proceeded to spend the next two days in this city. Following the departure from our cruise ship we went to visit the Temple of Zeus, a museum and then just got to roam the city for a bit. Our hotel accommodations were nice and our sister hotel had a roof garden which was perfect to sit out and enjoy the weather. The following day we got to go to the Acropolis museum and then to the actual Acropolis where we saw the Parthenon and Erecthion as well as the Theater of Dionysus. As we came down from the Acropolis we got to go up to the Areopagus (Mars Hill) and once again saw the sights where Paul was and walked. Later in the day we were set free to do our own roaming and I managed to buy a kilogram of cherries and a kilo of strawberries both so very delicious. We then ended our time at Athens atop of the rooftop garden again by gazing at the Parthenon at night.
Being in Athens and to see all the sights like the Parthenon and Mars Hill was just incredible. Not only did you get to witness the ancient site of the Greek life that we all read and study about in school. As for Mars Hill its just one of those sites that Christians review over but once there it was just so neat to be on top of where Paul spoke to the Athenians. Overall our time in Greece was not a disappointment and then could not wait to see what Italy had in store for us.
The next day we arrived in the port of Athens and proceeded to spend the next two days in this city. Following the departure from our cruise ship we went to visit the Temple of Zeus, a museum and then just got to roam the city for a bit. Our hotel accommodations were nice and our sister hotel had a roof garden which was perfect to sit out and enjoy the weather. The following day we got to go to the Acropolis museum and then to the actual Acropolis where we saw the Parthenon and Erecthion as well as the Theater of Dionysus. As we came down from the Acropolis we got to go up to the Areopagus (Mars Hill) and once again saw the sights where Paul was and walked. Later in the day we were set free to do our own roaming and I managed to buy a kilogram of cherries and a kilo of strawberries both so very delicious. We then ended our time at Athens atop of the rooftop garden again by gazing at the Parthenon at night.
Being in Athens and to see all the sights like the Parthenon and Mars Hill was just incredible. Not only did you get to witness the ancient site of the Greek life that we all read and study about in school. As for Mars Hill its just one of those sites that Christians review over but once there it was just so neat to be on top of where Paul spoke to the Athenians. Overall our time in Greece was not a disappointment and then could not wait to see what Italy had in store for us.
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| Temple of Zeus |
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| Acropolis Museum |
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| Parthenon |
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| Mars Hill |
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