We took a tour of the city and the acropolis.
First up was the Olympic stadium for the first modern Olympics, in 1896. It's not a normal shaped track, but very long and narrow. Sprinting the curve would have been rough.
Modern Olympic stadium
The acropolis is the name for the whole hilltop. On the hill are various buildings. This is the Odeon, which is an amphitheater with a roof (the roof came down in 200 CE)
Another view of the Odeon, with the sea in the distance.
Near the top is a gate, not pictured. From the gate, this is the view. The rocky hill straight ahead is Mars Hill with Peter from Acts of the Apostles fame. The temple to the bottom right us for Hephaestus
This is the Parthenon, the temple to Athena, patron god of Athens, and art and knowledge. Some construction and scaffolding.
The expanse of green is the National Gardens. You can see the temple of Zeus on the right. The zappeion in the center.
Over the right of Jeff is the National Parliament building. Our hotel is touching his right ear.
The Parthenon from the side.
This is of the gates, but after having already crossed through them, in between the gates and the Parthenon.
The old temple of Athena, off to the left of the gates and Parthenon.
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