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Athens in 12 Hours

It turns out that 12 hours isn't nearly enough time to see all that Athens, Greece has to offer, esp. when going on only 2 hours of sleep because of a fiasco of an overnight ferry ride*. But as that was the situation I found myself in, I thought I'd give it the old college try.

The Acropolis was the first and biggest thing on my agenda. The is pretty incredible. Seeing in the building that is associated with the pinnacle of Greek times, which, in my mind, is linked to the pinnacle of reason* was a moving experience that even the heavy construction and throngs of tourists couldn't fully damper. Another vista at the Acropolis that I've been wanting to see since my high school art history class was the , which didn't disappoint.

I did my best to see all the other temples/ruins/etc. but I only had so much sightseeing fuel in my tank. It gets like that sometimes—the thought of seeing more ruins just isn't as appealing as, say, a 1 euro milkshake at McDonalds*. So while I did the temple of Zeus (see above), the Acropolis Museum, the changing of the at the tomb of the unknown soldier, and a few of the narrow street shopping meccas, I left a few things for the next visit. And I hope there is a next visit. There has to be. The Parthenon will be even more spectacular after the renovation and my traditional just didn't turn out*.

Wednesday April 27 2011

File under: travel, Greece

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on Wed 27th Apr, 2011 06:13 pm PDT Stephanie said:
I've wanted to see the Caryatids since my high school art class too! Mayhaps next summer...
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on Thu 28th Apr, 2011 01:55 am PDT Horge said:
I think it probably failed to make the tourist pamphlets, but the changing of the guard might be expensive, but in reality those high kicks and fluffy balls on their shoes do wonders for the upkeep of Athens, letting them dust those hard-to-reach crannies...
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