It's All Greek to Me

We flew into Athens at 8:30PM and took the metro to our hostel. We got up early the next morning and went to Acropolis. We hiked up the hill and saw the Parthenon! AMAZING! The view was spectacular! You could see all of the city and all of the surrounding places in Acropolis! The city was much bigger than I expected. Right next to the Parthenon was the Erectheon. Down the hill was Ancient Agora. It was just so amazing to be standing in such an ancient place! We shopped in alleyways and ate at a famous place called Crepes of the World! I got a Greek crepe and it was so good! It had ham and onions and tomatoes and some kind of Greek cheese. We went to the National Gardens of Athens and then as we were getting on the metro, we saw a protest going on in front of the Parliament but it was all in Greek so we didn't know what was going on.Then we took the metro to the sea. We thought it would take us to a beach, but when we got off the train, it was a port. There were HUGE ships docking. It was gorgeous though. We made it right in time for sunset. The next day, we went to Kerameikos which had part of the ancient wall of Athens and the old cemetery. Then, we went to the Temple of Zeus and Roman baths. Then we walked up the road to the original Olympic Stadium which was huge. We decided to walk up Mars Hill. This is where Paul preached in Acts. It was so neat to be standing where he stood and seeing what he saw. It was a gorgeous view from up there too. You could see the sea and Acropolis. Then we decided to try to find a better place to see the sea. So, we took the tram and climbed down rocks to touch the Mediterranean water! That was cool. The water was greenish blue and we could see the bottom. That night, we ate at a Greek restaurant and I got a lamb and a beef pita. They were delicious. We went to the Archeological Museum and the 2004 Olympic Stadium on our last day. We stopped by Syntagma square to see the carnival that was going on and then headed back to Oxford!