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2004_0523_001 Leaving the Star Princess for the day |
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2004_0523_003 Dad asks some priests outside a mosque for directions to the subway system |
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2004_0523_005 Buildings and fountains on walk to subway |
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2004_0523_007 We got on at Piraeus and took it to Akropoli with a transfer from Green to Red |
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2004_0523_011 We arrive at the Acropolis, the "Sacred Rock" of Athens |
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2004_0523_012 Huiwen and Dad looking on as I purchased tickets and got the student rate with my Cornell credit card, 10 years after graduation! |
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2004_0523_017 We all had some form of collegiate id or credit cards to get the discount rate...woo hoo! |
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2004_0523_019 On the way up to the Acropolis |
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2004_0523_023 Amy, Huiwen and Alvin with Athens behind them |
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2004_0523_025 Betty on the path up to the Acropolis |
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2004_0523_026 Theater of Herod Atticus built by the Romans in 161 AD and still used today for classical concerts, ballets and performances |
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2004_0523_028 Remnant wall of the theater |
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2004_0523_032 The Propylaea is the monumental gateway that serves as the entrance to the Acropolis |
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2004_0523_033 Amy and Howard with a view from the Propylaea |
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2004_0523_043 The Parthenon is the most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece, built between 447 and 438 B.C. |
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2004_0523_044 The Parthenon was dedicated to Athena Parthenos, the patron goddess of Athens |
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2004_0523_045 Huiwen, Betty, Amy |
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2004_0523_046 Overlooking Athens from the Acropolis |