Athens

After the islands, it was on to the mainland. We had only a couple of days to spare, so we decided to spend them in Athens. There was enough time to go to the Acropolis and to one of the smaller--but still very well done--museums. The big ones were closed for Orthodox Easter. But there was one benefit to the holiday: entrance to all the major sites in Athens was free.

This is the Parthenon, by far the most important site on the Acropolis. It was too bad there was so much scaffolding, but seeing it in person was still quite a thrill, and everyone knows preservation work is important.

Here's a view from the Acropolis looking down on the Temple of Olympian Zeus. I really liked the open green space with just a few erect columns and one that they left fallen down. Aside from the the temple, hopefully you can get a feeling for what Athens looks like when viewed from the Acropolis.