Our initial plan was to pass through Athens on our way to Istanbul (our Mykonos--> Istanbul flight) but a few months before the trip, we decided to make a day of it (11 hour layover).
So, we took a short plane ride to Athens from Mykonos, checked our bags at the airport, then it was off to see the sites! A 30 minute train ride and one transfer later, we were at the base of the Acropolis. We headed there first, then made our way to the museum, and The Plaka later in the day.
Below are some pictures of our day in Athens!
Concerts are still performed at the Herod Atticus Theater, so the next time we're in town, we're going to one for sure.
How cool, we had no idea!
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| Making our way up the Sacred Rock |
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| First glimpse of the Parthenon! |
Posing like Greek Gods in front of the Parthenon; I opted for a philosophical pose.
And like any good tourist, a picture of us in front of the Parthenon.
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| Looking down towards the New Museum (modern building with smokey windows) |
After a couple of hours in the heat, it was time to hit up the air conditioned New Acropolis Museum.
Neither Kevin or I are history buffs, but we couldn't help being sucked in. My pictures don't do it justice (and you can't take pictures inside), so check out their website below. So glad we went.
http://www.newacropolismuseum.gr/
After a few hours at the museum, we headed to The Plaka for lunch and shopping. We found a great place for lunch with live music and locals.
A perfect last meal in Greece!
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| (a little joe-en stein) |
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| Greek meets American humor |
After our late lunch, it was back to the airport and off to Istanbul!
The picture below is Kevin conceding to me as Master of the train system. When you've got it, you've got it!
Then back on the plane we enjoyed yet another meal; good ol' European airlines.
45 minutes later we touched down in Istanbul.
What an adventure we had in store for us!
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