The gang is all here! After a long day of travel in small cars and small planes we arrived at the Athens AirBnB at around 5 PM on the 10th. Dave and Kristine had already been there most of the day and had been to the store and such, We got our stuff in to the place and then we all went out to the Stinky Bishop for dinner. It was tastier than the name would indicate. Laura arrived a t 8 AM on the 11th and got to the place by 9 AM. Dave and Kris slept till 10:30 due to a few days of going sleep deprived. We decided that a HoHo ride would be a nice low impact starter activity. So we rode around on the black line seeing much of the town and getting a peek of some of the ruins. We could see the Parthenon on the Acropolis hill and some of Hadrian's arch as well.
A modern white church on the top of this hill
Switchback trails up to the top
Dinner was great
Hungry travelers
Kristine actually like the fish roe in mayo!
Lined up to hop on
The Panathenaic stadium made for the modern Olympics held in Athens in 1896
Blue and white
The classics never go out of style
Ride like the wind
We passed bank buildings
Libraries
Grand Hotels
Why so tired?
A round square with fountain
The death of nationalism
Icarus descends in the Fallen Aviators Statue
Several statues in Karaiskaki square
It looks painful
Time for redevelopment
Street Art
The plant man announces his arrival with a blast on the megaphone
Possible synagogue
Getting into the Soho district of Athens
How is Viktor, I wonder?
THe level of redevelopment reminded us of Lisbon
From complete wrecks to almost perfect properties
Is it a lifestyle now?
Down below the Acropolis hill
Our first peek of the ruins atop the Acropolis
Lit up by the mid day sun
Folks on the edge
An elevator to the top
Nice sign
A bell tower
The tramway's have electric lines strung everywhere
A fine old church
Hadrians Arch
Our second peek of the Acropolis
The Parthenon
Still standing
We return for a more in depth visit tomorrow
It is a long walk up the hill
More street art
Some better than others
Owl you doing?
Chicken Train
The complex at Hadrian's arch
The parliament building
Tomb of the unknown soldier
Guarded by the special guards
