Athens
I decided to set this up a little bit differently than the last post. Here I will lump together all of the pictures from Athens and then I will do a post about our time on the island!
Hadrian's Arch- Right next to the temple of Zeus
Temple of Athena
Temple of Zeus
On the walking tour we went into this building to see a more modern (1800s) example of Ionic columns
Trees in the national garden, located in the historical district
The Olympic stadium! This was used in ancient times, and then refurbished for the first official Olympic Games in 1896
Above- Maggie and Me sitting where the king and queen would sit to get the best view of the events
Above- Flags decorating the entryway to the stadium
Right- At the end of the tunnel leading from the stadium, torches from many of the modern Olympic Games are on display. These are from Beijing 2008 and London 2012!
I got first place in the "being born" contest!
The changing of the guards in front of the Parliament building- We learned that the guards wear pom poms on their shoes because they used to use them to conceal spikes when they weren't supposed to have weapons 
A beautiful church being built in the historic district. The blue marble (left) used for the facade is incredibly stunning. The church is still under construction and most of it is covered so we couldn't see it
The Temple of Hephaestus, in the Agora. This was Tom's favorite stop because Hephaestus is his favorite mythological character!
Some marble statues on display in the Agora - I was shocked by how beautiful they look in real life
A mosque in the middle of a pedestrian square
(Mostly) Group picture! My dad is not in the picture, but this is the rest of the group. We are in front of the church I talked about above
Thank you for checking these out! Pictures from the island to come!
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