The tour started at Syntagma Square--the central square in Athens. The Hotel Grand Bretagne faces the square. This 5-star hotel is part of the Starwood Collection.
The Parliament Building also faces Syntagma Square.
Traditionally costumed evzones guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Parliament Building. They change every hour. There is an elaborate ceremony on Sundays at 11 am.
This is their summer outfit. In the winter, their skirts have 400 pleats, one for each year of Ottoman occupation.
Pom-pom shoes.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
A typical site in Athens--excavated ruins, still in the process of excavation.
We found cherries for €1.49/kilo.
Hadrian's Arch
Temple of Olympian Zeus—the largest temple in Greece. 15 of the 104 Corinthian columns remain.
The fallen column was blown down in a gale in 1852.
This was a bar along the walk. I've seen this picture in guidebooks.
2015 06 05
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