Acropolis in Athens

A beautiful day awaited us as we boarded the bus and headed to arguably the most ‘spectacular’ ruin I have seen yet in Greece!

Parthenon: A temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, it is the most famous and complete monument on the Acropolis.
Propylaea: The monumental gateway and entrance to the Acropolis.
Erechtheum: A sanctuary dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon, notable for its Porch of the Caryatids.
Temple of Athena Nike: A small temple honoring the goddess of victory.
Odeon of Herodes Atticus: An ancient Roman theater built into the southern slope of the hill.

I sat for some time admiring the incredible architecture and read Acts 17 - Paul’s incredible address on Mars Hill. I was quite emotional. “God does not dwell in temples made by hands.. in fact he is not far from any one of us. In him we live and move and have our being”
“He has appointed a day in which he will judge the earth in Righteousness”.. Wow! We cannot be far away from this being a reality.. and on the back of Trump announcing his “Peace in the Middle East” plans just to add to the days events!!

We walked down to Mars Hill and once again marvelled at the fact that we were standing on the very site that Paul gave his famous address.

We headed back onto the bus and toured around the city and saw some famous landmarks including the Olympic stadium. We farewelled our lovely tour guide Amelia, who was a wealth of information and really opened our eyes to the history of this amazing country.

Deb Ward and I then wandered the old part of the city, found a cafe for lunch and shared a Greek meal together, which we both agreed was our best yet!

Andrea and I enjoyed a late afternoon cocktail at the pool, with a Birds Eye view of the Acropolis which we both agreed was rather surreal!

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