Athens

Up early this morning to beat the crowds! First up - the Acropolis.. so many temples to multiple gods, the most impressive was the Parthenon. It was easy to see why Paul choose to preach from Mars Hill/Areopagus though.. Just a plain rocky outcrop..a stark contrast to the ridiculous showy shrines to every god they could think of.. even, as it says in Acts 17.. one to the unknown god..in case they accidentally missed one 🤔

Then we wandered through the Roman Agora, Hadrian's library and the ancient Greek Agora..the biggest building was the Stoa.. which was a place for Athenians to meet, shop and conduct business.
We also saw more beautiful architecture in the Athens cathedral, built in 1842.. But again couldn't help feeling how over the top and showy it all was.. compared to Mars Hill. We were reminded of the fact that God doesn't dwell in temples made by man(Acts 17) ..but in our hearts.

Change of pace..boarded our cruise ship and had dinner before setting sail for the islands 😁 Eep!!Read more