The Greek and EU flags flying side-by-side
Maps showing the general southern Greece area -- We visited Athens and the surrounding close-in islands, as well as the Peloponnese Peninsula while there for six days in April, 2010
The Parthenon with the Theatre of Herodes Atticus in the foreground
The Theatre of Dionysos at the SE corner of Acropolis Hill
Marilyn and Nancy at the Theatre of Dionysos
Tom sitting at the Theatre of Dionysos
The Theatre of Dionysos showing the stage area
The Theatre of Dionysos showing the comic satyr, Silenus (4th in from right)
The Parthenon with the Hadrian's arch in the foreground looking up just around the corner from our hotel -- great location we had
The Temple of Olypian Zeus in the Makrigianni district of Athens
Part of the Olypian Zeus Temple -- note the fallen collumn showing how it is built in parts
The Temple of Olypian Zeus in Athens, Greece
Chuck and Marilyn in front of the Temple of Olypian Zeus with the Acropolis in the background
Tom and Nancy in front of the Temple of Olypian Zeus with Acropolis in background
View in the National Gardens in Athens
The Zappeion Gardens in Athens
Honor Guard marching outside the Presidential Palace
Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens
Cycladic Art Museum
Dionysus Vase (6th century BC)
Benaki Museum in Athens showing Gold from the Thessaly Treasure (Hellenistic and Roman from 3rd and 4th BC)
Benaki Museum -- Gold from the Thessaly Treasure (Hellenistic and Roman from 3rd and 4th BC)
Parliment Building in Athens with Tomb of the Unknown in front
Interesting tree in National Gardens in Athens
National Archaeological Museum in Athens
Gold head dress found at Mycenae
Mask of Agamemnon (actually, not possible due to age, but was thought to be of Agamemnon by Schliemann when he found it at Mycenae
Gold head dress found at Mycenae
Dipylon Amphora used as a burial vase in the 8th century BC
Close up of the Dipylon Amphora used as a burial vase in the 8th century BC
The National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum
This bronze statue uses distorted sizes from bottom to top (arms larger) to make it seem exactly proportional when looking at it from the ground
Our guide, Kriton, giving us some information in the Archaeological Museum
Our guide, Kriton, giving us some information in the Archaeological Museum
A funerary relief. Note the dog smelling for his lost master
A Greek funerary relief in the Archaeological Museum
Hellenistic bronze statue called The Horse with the Little Jockey
Another shot of The Jockey
A funerary relief with the father and his deceased son and either the grandson (or a young boy) looking sad over his departed father. Note the dog smelling for his lost master
Marble sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum
Pan making advances to Aphrodite -- note she is having nothing to do with it
Nancy, Chuck and Marilyn outside the New Acropolis Museum --- no pictures allowed inside
Statue of Makrygianni who was a leader in the fight for Independence and after whom the district where our hotel was was named
Drive to Cornith canal video:
Cornith canal:
The Cornith Canal connecting the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea. It was completed in 1893 and is 75 feet wide. This was the start of our one day driving tour around the Peloponnese Peninsula
Introduction to Epidaurus and its history (video):
The theatre at Epidaurus on the Peloponnese peninsula
Epidaurus theatre with US high school orchestra playing -- the acoustics were superb
Nancy and Marilyn listening to the music at the Epidaurus theatre
Nancy and Marilyn listening to the music at the Epidaurus theatre
Epidaurus theatre with US high school orchestra playing -- the acoustics were superb
Fortifications at old Greek capital of Nafplio
Fortification and historical periods of Greek Art:
This island fort near Nafpoli was later used as a prison
Sea front of old capital of Nafploi, Greece
Lion Gate entrance to Mycenae dating from 1700 BC
Lionsgate video(south side):
Inside Mycenae showing the hilltop location
Entrance to the water spring that supplied Mycenae -- there were lots of steps going way down inside this entrance
Hilltop location of Mycenae dating from 1700 BC
Grave Circle A at Mycenae where all the gold was found by Heinrich Schliemann in 1874. "I have gazed upon the face of Agamemnon" was his famous message to the Greek leader after he found a gold death mask
Chuck and Tom at the Lion Gate entering Mycenae
Nancy and Tom at the Lion Gate entering Mycenae
Ceiling of the Tomb of Klytemnesa right outside the Lion Gate -- Chuck, Nancy and Tom were the only people inside this tomb at the time this picture was taken
Doorway into the Treasury of Atreus near Mycenae -- huge stones somehow were put into place over the doorway
Inside ceiling of Treasury of Atreus near Mycenae -- dark areas caused by smoke
Mycenae, on top of nearest hill
The Parthenon and Acropolis Hill looking NE from the Filopappos Hill
City scape of south Athens looking from the Filopappos Hill
The New Acropolis Museum -- a superb museum. Note the upper level -- it is offset and the exact size and N-S coordinates as the Parthenon
Monument on Filopappos Hill, which is south west of the Acropolis Hill
The Parthenon as seen from Filopappos HIll looking from the SW
Nancy wacked her head on the cruise ship -- had to ice it down
City scape on Poros island
On the island of Poros -- one of three local Athens islands we went to on our day-long cruise
City scape on Poros island
The fortified entrance to Hydra island town
The entrance to Hydra island town
This is our cruise ship shown in Hydra Harbor
Tom with clear, clean water --- "clean and green"
Tom and Chuck with some other big dude on Hydra island
Tom, Nancy, Marilyn and Chuck on the island of Hydra
Chuck and Marilyn with Hydra town in background
Nancy and Tom with Hydra town in background
Hydra town -- loved this place where the rich and famous come to hang out
This is not our yacht -- in Hydra harbor
Ride 'um dolphin boy
Hillside homes on Hydra where the rich and famous live
The harbor entrance to the Hydra island town
Spring is in the air on Hydra -- the bounginvila is in bloom
Nancy and Marilyn under pretty flowers
Bouginvila is in bloom on Hydra
Housing in Hydra town
City street in town on island of Hydra
On our cruise ship -- Nancy is dancing a Greek dance
Church on the island of Egina
Shoreline of the island Egina -- we visited this island last on our day-long cruise to the local islands near Athens
The Theatre of Herodis Atticus that had been covered in the past -- performances still are put on here
The Parthenon from the west -- the current restoration is nearly complete
The Porch of the Caryatids (part of the Erechtheon)
The Erechtheon that contains the Porch of the Caryatids
SE corner of the Parthenon showing the sculptures in the pediment
close up of the SE corner of the Parthenon showing the sculptures in the pediment
The Partheon looking from the east, which was the main entrance in days of old
From Acropolis Hill looking ESE towards our hotel (The Partheon Hotel is in the middle of the picture behind the big white building -- great location)
Looking down from Acropolis at the Theator of Dionysos -- our hotel (the Partheon) is at mid-top left of picture behind the white building
Church in Agora area north of Acropolis
Church in Agora -- note the different construnction material used -- taken from ruins over the years
The Temple of Hephaestus in the Agora -- the best preserved building of its kind
The Temple of Hephaestus from the Agora north of Acropolis Hill
Our private guide, Kriton, giving us the low-down in the Agora area
Marilyn and Nancy taking in Kriton's explination of Old Greece
The Temple of Hephaestus in the Agora -- the best preserved building of its kind
Looking from north towards the Acropolis Hill from the Agora ruins area
Nice shot of Acropolis Hill from Filopappos Hill. Temple of Athena Nike to the left side of the Parthenon
Close up on Parthenon from the west with Lykavittos Hill in the background
Parthenon in background from top of Filopappos Hill
Acropolis Hill and Parthenon from the Filopappos Hill
View of Parthenon from the west at sunset
Agios Dimitrios Church at north bottom of Filapappos Hill just down from the
Prison of Socrates ruins. There was a soloist practicing for a later performance:
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