Like almost all very large metropolitan cities, Athens is a crowded, bustling place with impossible traffic. With a population of over five million, Athens never seems to slow down. It’s like the whole town OD’d on Red Bull. Things seemed so much more hectic than we found them in Izmir, but everyone involved just seems to accept the inevitable and rolls with the flow.
Our tour included stops at the Olympic Stadium used for the 2004 Games, Parliament with the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the two ever present Greek Soldiers in old traditional dress, the Academia and Athens University.
The main stop, of course, was the world famous Acropolis with the Parthenon, the ancient temple of the goddess Athena. As I had seen so often in history books, the Acropolis is without question one of those places that everyone should visit. Just thinking back of the grandeur and how beautiful the place must have been during the glory days of Greece with all of the marble steps and walkway, the Parthenon, the other temples and gates…and the Agora where Socrates held class and taught the greatest minds of the day. Also, right below the Acropolis is a very large rock which is Mars Hill. This was the location where the Apostle Paul addressed the Athenian scholars and first presented the concept of a true, loving God. To say that the visit was overwhelming would be an understatement. The Acropolis is a place that can be revisited and studied over and over without ever growing stale. It was an experience never to be forgotten.
Our tour included stops at the Olympic Stadium used for the 2004 Games, Parliament with the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the two ever present Greek Soldiers in old traditional dress, the Academia and Athens University.
The main stop, of course, was the world famous Acropolis with the Parthenon, the ancient temple of the goddess Athena. As I had seen so often in history books, the Acropolis is without question one of those places that everyone should visit. Just thinking back of the grandeur and how beautiful the place must have been during the glory days of Greece with all of the marble steps and walkway, the Parthenon, the other temples and gates…and the Agora where Socrates held class and taught the greatest minds of the day. Also, right below the Acropolis is a very large rock which is Mars Hill. This was the location where the Apostle Paul addressed the Athenian scholars and first presented the concept of a true, loving God. To say that the visit was overwhelming would be an understatement. The Acropolis is a place that can be revisited and studied over and over without ever growing stale. It was an experience never to be forgotten.
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