2023/09/18 : Athens - Acropolis/Poseidon

18/09/23 : Athens - Acropolis/Poseidon

We got up early and walked to Hotel Novotel to be picked by bus and we were taken around the city and then up to Acropolis, which was built on top of the hill. It was a travel back in time to see the thriving empire of ancient Greece, on full day tour of Athens city. In the morning, visited classic and contemporary sites to gain holistic picture of bustling Greece capital which included Acropolis and Acropolis Museum.

<-View of Acropolis from city below

Remains of Temple of Athena                                                                                                                                                                                Veranda of Athena Temple

<- View of the temple remains and picture of how it was before

   

View below from the Acropolis

Verandah outside Athena's Temple

We moved on to the Acropolis Museum which has votives, statues from the Archaic period, Caryatids and ofcourse the Parthenon hall with the metopes, the pediments and the frieze, which was impressive.

Statues of beautiful women

                                                                                                Temple of Olympian Zeus

Fight between Athena and Poseidon

Temple of Poseidon : Then after savoring a delicious Greek lunch with wine, we headed out to the Saronic Gulf to Cape Sounion where the great Temple of Poseidon is still standing.

The Cape's Temple of Poseidon is perched on a rocky hilltop overlooking the sea.  The view across the Aegean sea is magnificient with one of the most breathtaking panoramic views in the world.  The Temple of Poseidon was built in 44 BC and many of its original Doric columns are still standing.  The precipice is a sheer 197 foot drop to the sea.

Picture of the temple as it was and how it stands now, with only columns still standing.

 

2023/09/16

 16/09/23 : Mumbai -> Athens via Istanbul 

Good morning. We are off to Greece for 2 weeks holidays from 16th  n will return 29th Sept. No calls or msgs until I get connected to WiFi.

Flew to Athens by Indigo airlines at 6.40 am and arrived in Athens via Turkish Airlines 14.50pm.  Taxi was there to pick us up from the airport and he dropped us to our hotel Candia which was a 3star hotel.

We freshened up and rested for the day.  In the evening we are set to look out for Novetel Hotel which was some blocks away. It was here, our tour operator would pick us up.  Asking people around was difficult but we managed and found it.  Returned back to our hotel.  Ate our dinner and went to sleep.