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The two day tour I was on went to the monasteries at Meteora in central Greece. The monasteries are pretty incredible. They’re built on top of rock pinnacles hundreds of feet above the surrounding valley. They were built there in the early days of Christianity first to protect themselves from the Romans and after 400…

Today, joined a small tour group to go to Delphi, about 100 miles NW from Athens. Ancient Delphi was where the Oracle spouted vague answers to questions brought before her. Some of the questioners were very notable people. I believe, Hadrian, the emperor of the Roman Empire was one. Alexander the Great was another. One…

Visited The National Archeological Museum early this afternoon. It was one of those museums where you go into information overload. It was the history of Greece told mainly by pottery. I could certainly tell how the pieces became more and more sophisticated with time. There was even some Egyptian stuff. It was a good visit.…

Walked from my Airbnb to the Acropolis Museum, two minutes away. The museum holds the real stuff from the Parthenon and Acropolis. Copies occupy the original places but there’s a lot more in the museum. Many original items from the Acropolis are in other museums all over the world. The British took a lot of…

Visited the Acropolis early this afternoon. Temples, sanctuaries, two amphitheaters, alters, and more buildings. What great history was made in this area. I’ve done some reading to review what the ancient Greeks accomplished but I need to do more. One great thing Americans have done is add arms to statues. Okay, it might not have…

Just arrived in Athens, Greece. A few photos: view of Parthenon, olives, Hadrian’s Arch, flag of Greece, and could someone tell me what the sign is about? I’m sure that the cat in the photo is the same one as on the sign.