Week 6 - Athens, Greece – Vincent Sonneville
Our next stop was
Greece. We didn’t however spend our days strolling alongside iconic white and
blue painted houses and eating Gyros… we were curious about the development of
the economic situation and about the famous historic architectural buildings,
and maybe having one or two Gyros’, they’re too good to ignore.
Due to the lack of
political and economical stability in Greece lately, we found that people were
very edgy about those subjects when we asked them about it. The population
seemed to be in a constant state of frustration about these things. We even
heard that 2 weeks before we arrived, a small “civil war” took place where 60.000
men and women gathered to protest against the savings policy of the government.
We were lucky to have been caught in that.
When in Athens
however, it’s self-evident to visit the Acropolis to see the famous Parthenon.
This stone temple was built in the 5th
century B.C. and is an amazing example
of Greek architecture. We purchased our tickets and entered the Acropolis,
ready to explore this amazing piece of history. Due to its fragile condition the
Parthenon wasn’t open for visitors, but walking around the temple was great
too. The detailed Doric columns and the ornate figures carved in stone really
made us admire the old Greeks more and more. After that we visited the
Acropolis museum, which houses a lot of artifacts that once held place in the
Parthenon itself.
This was an
amazing idea, we’re so glad to have witnessed this beauty and a bonus was that
the view on top of the Acropolis is regarded as one of the best on earth. It
was a bright day and we were able to see all of Athens and the beginning of the
Aegean sea beyond.
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