Athens all day

Our Hotel is in an amazing position, walk everywhere. Hotels we stayed at provided fantastic breakfasts to start our days. Today we caught a bus 🚌 for an “Viator” Athens Half Day Sightseeing Tour with tickets to the Acropolis.
Nearly everyone was on time (Matilda).
Travel to the Acropolis and Parthenon with an amazing, passionate tour guide called Dora. With our earpieces in, she shared with us her expansive knowledge of everything ancient and current Greek. She explained the history of the Parthenon, The Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion. The Parthenon dedicated to the Godess Athena.
The history dated back to 1200 BC, it included the destruction of the building in 480BC by the Spartens/Persians and the rebuild of some of the structure.
The discussion included the Greek Gods Athena, Poseidon, Pericles, the religious influences including catholic, Orthodox, and the effects of the Ottoman empire etc. Free time to explore with the other 1000 tourists, try and visit when the cruise boats aren’t coming in to port at the same time. Wear good shoes marble, uneven steps. Back on the bus for a city tour and a stop at the Panathenaic Stadium, magnificent structure with its own sensational story and history of the Olympics. Built entirely of Marble held the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. We also learnt about the history of the Marathon.
We travelled through Ancient Agora, passed the Temple of Olympian Zeus, The Temple of Hephaestus (dedicated to the God of Fire & Craftsmanship), Arch of Hadrian ( once marked the entrance to the city), The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier located at the Hellenic Parliament at Constitution Square where the Evzones are the Guards. Many more Government and Cultural Buildings were observed.
We then went to The Plaka, the older part of Athens, Original Architecture and places of worship. Lunch before more walking and exploring meandered back to the hotel roof top. Athens is spectacular.
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