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Exhausted, after walking about Athens
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Aghia Eleftherios Church, in The Plaka area. The main cathedral on Metropoulis Street,...
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Hadrian's Arch Roman Emporer Hadrian, favoring Greece, spent most of his time here,...
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Hadrian's Library At one end on Adrianou Street, this square block excavation was begun under...
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And everywhere, the orange trees
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Lysikrates Monument Wealthy man, who won best play of the year award, built himself this...
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National Academy The bus into Athens took us to this area. Known as the Akadamius Street...
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National Academy Walking back to the bus depot, in the afternoon.
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National Library
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Temple of Zeus
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Athens, street scene All transport was free this weekend, as they celebrated the completion of the...
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View from our balcony Vravrona Bay in background.
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Temple of Artemis, at Brauron A short walk from the hotel. Brauron, (modern name Vravrona) was one...
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Temple of Artemis at Brauron Born on the island of Delos, under a palm tree along with her twin brother...
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Little Artemis On our walks along the road behind the hotel, you come upon such scenes.
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Burial Mound Marathon Battleground: Where are interred the remains of the Athenian...
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Marathon Lake, is also the reservoir
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Temple of Poseidon Cape Sounion, at the southern tip of Attica. A sacred place to the...
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Kara Baba fortress Built by the Turks, at Chalkis.
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Kara Baba fortress at Chalkis Aristotle, is thought to be buried at Chalkis.
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Chalkida harbor on Evia Island Evia Island, is the second largest in Greece, after Crete. Long and narrow,...
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House of Mosaics At Eretria, on Evia Island.
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House of Mosaics, Eretria
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A tholos, at Eretria, on Evia Island Much digs and excavations at Eretria, begun in 1891. Menedimos, one of...
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Inside the Eretria Museum Discovered at the Temple of Apollo. Museums, are free on Sundays.
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Eretria harbor
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The ferry ATOMIKA Returning us to the mainland, from Eretria, on Evia Island.
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Propylea view From below, where are the ticket booths and guides you can hire.
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Theater of Herod Atticus As you climb the Acropolis, below you is this Roman theater, still in use for...
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Atop the Acropolis
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Atop the Acropolis
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View from the Propylea, Athens below. The Propylea, is the first area you reach on your climb.
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Another Propylea view, Athens below
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Propylea, view of Athens below
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Karyatids Atop the Acropolis, part of the Erecthion.
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Parthenon Atop the Acropolis.
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Tuesday night There was ethnic entertainment, and the locals came to the hotel, as well.
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Dancers, had us joining in
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