Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Athens, Greece

Above: the ferry I took from Greece to Italy
Above: Bridge I crossed on the bus to Igomenitsa, the port.
Above: I know there's window glare, but the mountains are so pretty!
Greek fog-covered mountains
Above: Greek countryside and olive trees....everywhere!! mmmm....
Greek sky above Athens
Above: beautiful sky...the sun just wasn't sure if it wanted to come out or not, but look at those rays!
Above and below: The ugliest-voted house in Greece in 2007....haha...notice all the miniature Greek God statues. It's also called the "cake house."
Greek flags

Greek mountains
Ahhh....so beautiful!

Above: The Caryatids at the Erechtheion
The Owl: a sacred symbol of Greece and me!
Above: Temple Of Olympian Zeus
Me eating olives...from a real olive tree!!!!!
Temple of Zeus
It's sooo majestic! Look at all that marble!
I really love the picture below...still the Temple of Zeus.

Above and below: Theatre Of Dionysos.
A view of the Acropolis from outside...
Zeus!
Below: The Parthenon...(apparently they don't like hula hooping)
Athens!
Below: the Erechtheion
Entrance to the Acropolis
Greek flag
The Caryatids at the Erechtheion


The Parthenon up close
The Parthenon
Athens!
Acropolis in the background
The Theatre of Herod Atticus: built in 161 A.D. It's still used today for classical concerts.

Below: The Erechtheion
The Parthenon
Delicious Gourmet Gelato I ate upon my arrival in Greece...
mmm.....that's quite a selection!
Hands down the best gelato I've had...and I've tasted quite a lot since I've been in Malta.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome pics!! I'm jealous. Where was the hula hoop?

Sarah said...

the next ones i'll upload is all the hooping pictures...i'll do that later today!

Anonymous said...

Oh my! The Gelato! The lights of Amsterdam....the flags of greece....the ice skating!!!!!
Looks like you took it all in and had a blast!
I have hooped at Lake Texoma fyi but you have taken it to new heights!
:) Diane

Sarah said...

diane, you've been holding out on me...we need to get you a hoop! can't wait to see you : )
love,love,love,
sarah