31st Aug to 2nd Sept 06 - Athens
Arrived in Athens without any hassle on 31st Aug to stay for
two nights at the Plaza in Syntagmatos Sq.
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| Our room on the 8th floor had the most amazing view of the Acropolis all floodlight |
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| We could also look down on the Parliament building - this time taken at dawn |
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| The following morning we did as many of the sights as we could. Here at the Olympic Stadium built for the 1896 games. |
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| Temple of Olympian Zeus built by Emperor Hadrian |
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| The Parthenon on the Acropolis |
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| A view from the Acropolis over Athens |
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| Another view over Athens from the Acropolis. This time over the amphitheatre |
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| The Erechtheio in the Acropolis. Remarkably intact. |
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| View of the Acropolis taken from the Agora |
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| Flip-Flops-R-Us. A typical shop in the backstreets of the Plaka |
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