After a morning run--around the Acropolis, up to the Pnyx Hill, and into the Sanctuary of Zeus Hypastis--Nia and I set off on a walking tour and a shopping spree. (With limited resources, "spree" is an overstatement.)
Our perambulations through Athens are best described with photos.
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| Morning view from our apartment roof |
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| Morning run by the east side of the Acropolis |
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| Acropolis Museum--next time |
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| View west from Pnyx Hill |
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| View north to Lykabettos Hill, while out running |
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| Stoa of Atticus in the ancient Agora |
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| Running down the stairs in Plaka |
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| More ruins in Plaka |
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| Ruins of ancient library in the Plaka |
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| Ancient library |
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| Old Turkish mosque near Monastiraki |
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| Fruit vendors in Monastiraki |
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| Morning run up Pnyx Hill |
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| Partial view of Athens |
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| Pick your juice |
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| Temple of Hephaistos, ancient Agora |
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| Byzantine-era chapel near Metropolitan cathedral |
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| Plaka run |
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| Fruit vendors in Monastiraki |
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| Defending democracy--much needed in America |
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| Another worthless franchise... |
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| On the Areopagitou, near the Acropolis |
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| Typical 19th-century Plaka architecture |
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| Standing tall near the law school |
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| At the sweet shop in Kolonaki |
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| Modern-day, unmasked |
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| Metropolitan cathedral |
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| Evzones at the Parliament |
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| Juicing pomegrantes--we need this contraption in Messinia |
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