Photo Galleries - Athens & Sounion, Greece

A closeup of the top of Lykavittos Hill and St. George's Chapel.

Yours truly in front of the magnificent Parthenon.

A wider shot of yours truly in front of the Parthenon.

The Erechtheum from the east.

Another view of the Erechtheum as I was approaching the north side of the building.

On the north side of the Erechtheum.

The north porch of the Erechtheum.

The Athens skyline from just north of the Erechtheum.  Notice the Temple of Hephaestus in the darker green area towards the bottom center of the picture.

Another view from the southeast of the Porch of the Caryatids on the Erechtheum.

The Temple of Olympian Zeus as seen from the Acropolis.

A closer shot of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

The Parthenon's east side.

A closer shot of the Parthenon's east side.

The Theater of Dionysus as seen from the Acropolis.  The large modern looking building with multiple stories is the new Acropolis Museum.

Mom and Dad coming down from the Acropolis.

The Temple of Hephaestus as seen from the Acropolis.  It used to be known as the Temple of Theseus.

The main entrance to the Acropolis Museum. That is an active archaeological dig site there, and under most of the museum, around which the museum was built.

A bottle - and glass - of cold, frosty deliciousness. Had a couple of these with our lunch in the little burg of Palea, and it was pretty darned good beer.

A shot of the small bay area next to Palea, where we had stopped for lunch.

Another shot of the bay from our lunch stop in Palea.