Opa! (Heard that a lot last night.)

Today was a tour of some Athens highlights the Parliament building and the tomb of the unknown, the Olympic stadium and the Acropolis. Truly amazing.

former King's palace, now Parliament

tomb of the unknown

Olympic Stadium

Parthenon

Erecthion

Parthenon

We also visited a jewelry shop, had lunch in the town and visited the Athens museum which houses many of the Acropolis pieces found on site and around the world. Living in a city that has been conquered by the Romans, Byzantines and Persians is hard on your ancient artifacts. The British, French and Germans helped sponsor the digs and took pieces home as well. (We saw some in the British museum two years ago.) getting them back has been problematic.

Model of Acropolis

Parthenon head stone

model of Parthenon at museum

Dinner and shopping rounded out the day. Going cruising tomorrow.

News Flash: We were told there is no free WiFi on the cruise boat. 12 Euro a day! Probably no blog updates until we get back to Athens on Monday :( Might be able to update with text if we can find a phone signal or WiFi in port.