Athens, Greece

In September of 2024, my husband and I took a trip to Athens, Greece. We really enjoyed the people, culture, archaeological sites, music, and the food.

I will be placing some of my favorite photos on this page.

Athens, Greece is a vibrant city of just a little over 3 million people. It's a city that meets modern with ancient and each one respects the other, living within each other.

Athens, Greece in late September was hot. The temperatures were in the low 80's F., but the sun here is intense.

One of my first sights I saw in Athens, Greece.

Acropolis Hill

The Herodeon, was a music theatre that sat 5000 people.

The Herodeon.

Entering Acropolis Hill.

The Propylaea.

Entering the Acropolis through the Propylaea. This was an exciting time for all of us who had never been in the Acropolis.

The Erechtheion.

Exiting the Acropolis Hill through the Propylaea.

Sacred Olive Tree was placed here to be part of the Erechtheion.

The Erechtheion.

Looking out of the window of the Erechtheion. Sacred Olive tree to the left.

The Erechtheion.

The Partheon on the Acropolis Hill. Many of the buildings here are continually being restorated.

The Partheon on Acropolis Hill.

The Partheon.

Entrance area, to Acropolis Hill, the Propylaea.

Overlooking Athens from Acropolis Hill.

The Partheon.

Notice the man right under the roof line on the right side of the photo. It's like he is a child playing Hide and Seek under the roof line! The Partheon.

Athens City

This area with the Greek flag on top of the Acropolis Hill, commemorates the resistence of two 19 year old students against the Nazis.

April 27, 1941 the Nazis ordered a Greek soldier to remove the Greek flag and replace it with a Nazi Swastika flag. The soldier wrapped himself in the Greek flag and jumped over the cliff to commit suicide.

May 30, the two 19 year old students pulled down the flag and threw it over the cliff. The Nazis placed a price on their heads, but the two students were never betrayed.

Night shot of the Acropolis Hill.

Roman Agora, Athens, Greece.

Beautiful flowers growing in the shade near the Ancient Agora.

Roman Agora, Athens, Greece. Acropolis Hill above in photo.

Stoa of Attalos/ Museum of the Ancient Agora

Stoa of Attalos/ Museum of the Ancient Agora.

The Temple of Hephaestus

State Prison (I'm not 100% sure of this being the prison.), Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece.

Oriental Hornets drinking water from plumbing outside in the Ancient Agora on a hot day. Amazingly huge hornets!

A wonderful ancient bench sitting in the shade of an ancient tree next to the Church of Holy Apostles, the Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece.

Ancient Agora scenery. On the grounds of the Church of Holy Apostles.

Roman Agora, Athens, Greece.

Socrates and Confucius: An Encounter.
Artist: Wu Weishan, 2021.
Two great thinkers, two philoshophers, and two educators. One from Spring & Autumn Period of China and the other from Ancient Greece. In a present conversation.
Different cultures and thousands of years after their time.
Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece.