Franceska's Home Athens

... frieze from around the Parthenon is presented in a mix of original parts, reproductions and drawings. There is also a very entertaining video of the Parthenon with references to the ‘thief Lord Elgin’ who ‘took advantage of the circumstances at the time’ and committed ‘desecrations on the temple’ ‘making off’ with some of the best of the remaining pieces. You can see the Elgin Marbles are still a very sore point with the ...

... nothing spectacular but always fun to sit up high on a bluff with all those other people facing out towards the water and looking back at the city as the sun casts its golden glow on the buildings and on the faces of expectant people.

When it sinks away finally we walk back to the hotel, pick up our bags and then haul them to the bus stop. We’re lucky again as it’s ...

... she said it was potatoes mashed uip with some garlic. they were not that tasty but i needed something to eat.

after awhile we realized we were almost there. some girls behind us had some chocolate that they left behind wen they got up to get off the ferry. we didnt want to wait in line long to get off the ferry so we were the last ones to leave the big common room where everyone was sitting. the girls wanted to chocolate and im not going to lie it ...

... the Latin alphabet. Such as, P makes an R sound and B makes a v sound.




For the month of June, we are in Athens, training for the workcamps. We are spending last week and up until the 16th of June working at a therapeutic horse riding center for disabled children. It is right outside our doorstep, so we do not have to travel far. But working here has been a very unique and interesting experience. There are children with mental and ...

... The nice thing about being here at this time is the big sights are all relatively empty. We practically get them to ourselves! It's a bit cool though. Ventured to Cape Sounion, a few hours from Athens, the next day. We were reminded of how relaxing traveling is and are going to just enjoy the moment for these last few months! Enjoy the pictures and sorry about being so behind on the blog!

... that resembles foliage) and dionic (flat-top like vanilla ice). I noticed that the pottery that we saw from 500 b.c. from the Greeks is somewhat stylistically like the San Juan de Moro fineline painting. Well, I guess there is use for this computer by another guest. Brett, I will get the pictures up when I find a computer that takes my SD card reader or I will update them when I get home. Shot of Ouzo to all, Erin

... be heard wailing for their lost sister. Elgin attempted to remove a second Caryatid; when technical difficulties arose, he tried to have it sawn to pieces. The statue was smashed and its fragments were left behind. Nowadays the five original Caryatids are displayed in the museum and are replaced in situ by exact replicas. We are now facing the mighty Parthenon, regrettably still covered in ...

... a small, dark corner room. She pulled back the heavy curtains to allow in daylight. the white washed wall of the neighboring building blared. A single metal-framed bed with white sheets and a thin wool blanket and a desk against on wall, a wardrobe at the foot of the bed. Then I followed her across the hall. She turned on a light and showed me the shared bathroom. Both the bath and the room appeared worn but they felt homey, comfortable. "O.k., O.k." I said nodding. We went back ...

... of your destination. - The stores in Greece have everything you might have forgotten including sunscreen, towels, clothes, etc. at reasonable prices. We found similar souvenirs at all three locations and it helped to shop around for a better price. Two stores down you might find your souvenir a few dollars cheaper. - If you're a girl, I recommend bringing a light jacket and/or pashmina as it gets cool at night and in the early morning, especially ...

... for themselves! We also went down to Pireaus port to organize our travel to the islands over the next week. We have decided to skip Crete since the main things we wanted to do there are closed due to the "winter" season. So, tomorrow we will be heading to Aegina, then Dec 4-7 we will be ...