Day 7

Lots of cloud cover today but my only full day left to visit the Acropolis. The south slope, near the Acropolis Museum, is only two trains and three stations from my hotel, but I was in the mood to walk so set off from the hotel about 11 on the trek over. Along the way I walked behind Parliament which had a heavy police presence along some official looking buildings/homes, and came out at the old Olympic Stadium which is nearby.





Not far from there, archaeological grounds and the Temple of Zeus (that photo from the day before). Nice view up to the south side of the Acropolis from there.





Entry is 12 euros (about $14) and there isn’t an escalator or elevator, so a bit of an uphill walk. Back in 2004 we approached from the other side, so the hike up from this side was new to me.

Along the way up:





original water system:





entry gate at the top:



Once on the top:

ongoing restoration













Some city views:



old Olympic Stadium in the trees and Parliament in the photo below it:





Areopagus Hill viewed from the Acropolis above:



Views towards the Acropolis from Areopagus Hill which I climbed up on on the way down:





Walked around between Monastaraki and Syntagma when I came back down to surface streets and caught the Metro to my hotel. Stopped and picked up a 2 liter bottle of cold water and two packaged slices of pound cake for a snack to hold me until dinner.

Back out at 7 for dinner. Looked around the Placa and checked a couple menus, but in the end I ended up at the same place as Saturday night which wasn’t empty like some of the other restaurants I passed by. I selected an appetizer of olives and feta cheese and had a tortellini with cheese sauce as my entree. Along with a half liter of beer, bill was 17 euros (about $19.50). Was back at the hotel around 10pm.





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