Turtles and Ancient Greece

Hello Everyone,

We are currently on board a ship heading to Santorini, Greece. We plan on relaxing on the beach for the next week sipping Coca Cola Zeroes. For the last few days we have been in Athens, Greece visiting the Acropolis and the other ancient sites of the city. It was really an incredible experience for us. You can feel all of the history when you are atop the Acropolis looking out over the city.

The view from the top of Mount Lycabettus










The Acropolis and The Parthenon
















Major work being done to ensure this building does not fall over... By the way, if you plan to visit The Parthenon, it is best to go at night (first picture). The mornings are a zoo (second picture).







Views with the Acropolis in the background. You can see it from many places throughout the city and most views warrant a photo














The Acropolis by night

These guys are part of the PPU (Parthenon Protection Unit). Ok I made that up, but as soon as the Acropolis closed, these soldiers came in to guard it.

















The Temple of Olympian Zeus










Panathenaic Stadium- home of the very first modern olympic games in 1896










The Ancient Agora

Temple of Hephaestus- built in 449 BC and it's almost completely preserved







The Roman Agora







Hadrian's Library




Scott with a guard playing who can make the most serious face




Now to the best part. We had three different turtle sightings throughout Athens. All brought us great joy. In chronological order:




Why did the turtle cross the road?




To get a drink of water from a plastic cap (that we gave him)




Turtle experience number two







Turtle experience number three. This guy loves 2500 year old ruins and was the biggest turtle we saw.




We hope you that you all enjoyed the pictures!

Keep on truckin!!!

-Mila and Scott


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Location:Επαρχιακή Οδός Φηρών-Όρμου Περίσσης,Thira,Greece