Parthenon (Parthenonas) Athens

Alan: So after many months of anticipation and planning Deb , Colin and I finally arrived in Greece. Athens first so not yet the laid-back relaxation of a Greek island! A typically hectic city break, our early start to the Acropolis (7.30 a.m.) paid off on national museums' day (free entry!) as we had a good look round before the coaches and school …

I have lost my legs. I am not sure they're still there- but if they are, I have no idea how they are still supporting me, because the best word to describe my past few days in Athens is "WALKING." As part of our orientation week, HAEF (Hellenic American Educational Foundation) organized a full-day tour of the Acropolis Museum, the Acropolis, and …

Today was actually the last day of this part of the tour. Many of us had opted for the add on of a four day cruise of the Greek Islands but for this we had a new tour director and so today was our final day with Vincenzo and Guiseppe.

They were fantastic tour directors - they worked well together and had a wicked sense of humour as well as …

So the time finally arrived..we were going to Greece! I would have been more excited if it wasn't to run a marathon haha But not just any marathon. Shelby and I were there to run the ORIGINAL marathon. It was the same path Pheidippides, the messenger, ran. The legend is that he ran from the battlefield in Marathon all the way to Athens without …

After a (loooong) good night's rest, we arose to take on Athens' most (duly) popular sites: those of classical Athens (500BC to sometime AD), namely the Acropolis and the surrounding area. First stop was the Theater of Dionysus, from second half of the 6th century BC, where Thespis' first play was performed in 530BC. Next was the brand new (2009) …

Today was a fond farewell to the island of Santorini and hello again to Athens. Fairly slow start as we didn't leave for the airport until 9:30am with our flight departing at 11:25am.

What can I say about the Santorini Airport? Unique? Unorganised? Cramped? these are just a few things that come to mind - and we were there at the beginning …

Instead of traveling 23 hours straight, taking two busses and two ferries, we decided to spend a little extra money and take a two hour flight from Italy to Greece. We flew into Thessaloniki so we then had to take about a five hour train to get to Athens. During the train ride we stopped in the middle of nowhere for the passengers (and probably the …

I have wanted to visit Greece since I was in high school studying Greek Mythology and today I was there! Athens itself is not the nicest city but lots of ruins scattered through out, make the city well worth a visit. We visited where the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 were held, then off to the Acropolis. Just to be on the Acropolis where the …

Today I scheduled a half day sightseeing tour to see the main sights of Athens. I was picked up at my hotel in the morning by a bus and off I went. The first stop of the tour was at Panathenaic Stadium, the site of the first modern Olympics back in 1896. The tour bus then drove past several important government buildings such as the Parliament …

The breakfast this morning was as bad as the room and the noise, it wasn't a very substantial breakfast and basically consisted of slice of some sort of sponge loaf and a glass of orange juice.

To start the day off properly we headed to the Acropolis so we could take some photographs of the world famous Parthenon. It's an amazing …

... to see this building.  And lucky for us, it’s in almost perfect condition and almost more impressive than the Parthenon because of this (and only one or two other gawkers).  It is incredible to think that these things that were built ...

... I guess.  Anyway....The acropolis was very impressive made up of several important buildings; the most recognised being the Parthenon which was in various states of restoration.  The Erechtheum which was built as a temple was another building ...

... The building in this complex are so familiar to me that it almost feels as if I have been here before. We walked around the Parthenon taking it all in. We take in the view, all of Athens lays out before us. Yes the ...

... hands and been rebuilt by the Persians, Christians of Byzantium, the Frankish and the Ottoman Empire, during which time the Parthenon was turned into a mosque!  We learned all this from the class of 5th graders that were getting a lecture ...

... some of, if not the, best ancient sights in the world. Fucking brilliant. So, when the chips are down, the Parthenon emerges against the ever-vivid blue sky, powerful, majestic - the current renovations only partially detracting from its elegance - ...

... center of Athens surrounded by the Theatre of Dionysus, Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The Parthenon and the Theatre of Dionysus were currently undergoing restoration and had scaffolding all over them. I felt a bit cheated ...

... . Climbing up the hill we entered the Acropolis via the massive double gated Propylaia and saw our first close up glimpse of the Parthenon, the temple dedicated to the god Athena. Next to us was the Temple of Athena Nike, covered in scaffolding. It ...

For two months I lived in Greece, meeting fellow travelers and the unanimous opinion I heard was "Athens is a shithole." Many said it wasn't even worth a day. When I rolled into Athens with a day and a half to kill I was a little worried I'd be miserable ...

... state the world had ever seen, despite the extremely volatile times it emerged from. Everyone knows the Parthenon (above right) with its incredibly imposing and mathematically amazing edifice (the columns are precisely tapered to ensure it's ...

... my first, and Megan's second experience was much more pleasant. For a massively sprawling city that is home to half of the population of Greece, Athens is quite the presence. It took over a half an hour for our bus to make it from the edge of town into ...