UP THE ACROPOLIS HILL

Trip Start May 25, 2009

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Trip End Sep 30, 2009

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Flag of Greece Athens, Attica, Greece
Friday, June 26, 2009

UP THE HILL OF THE ACROPOLIS

After the visit to the Museum, I decide to go up the hill of the Acropolis, to the Parthenon.

I have the day to myself and I am in the mood of taking many photos as well.

I come to the entrance gate which is a few metres from the Museum.

FEE - 12 EUROS

I am given 4 tickets (in one) actually, and was told that I could come tomorrow as well.

It is impossible to visit so many places in just a day, and told them that I don't live in Athens and asked whether I could use the ticket on another day.

The answer was that I can have the tickets for 4 months, and visit the rest of the sites, any time I wanted in these 4 months.

I leave the entrance, and head for the top of the hill.

The view of Athens and Piraeus, even the Island of

Aegina are superb.

The hill is not so steep, and there are also stairs to help climbing, however a hat and a bottle of water are a must

A LEADING SIGN SHOWING THE WAY

. The sun is burning and it is better climbing up there in the morning, wearing light clothes.

It is better not to wear black at all!

There are many tourists who are taking photos on the way, but were also parents carrying their poor children without a hat. I felt sorry for them

The view from up the hill is superb. It is a clear day, and the sky is blue. What more could I need!

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THE PARTHENON	RUINS OF THE THEATRE	THEATRE OF DIONYSUS	ANCIENT RUINS WHILE HEADING UPWARDS
THE HILL OF THE ACROPOLIS	RUINS FROM THE THEATRE	THE STAGE BUILDING OF DIONYSOS THEATRE	THE THEATRE OF DIONYSOS
THEATRE AND SOME ROYAL SEATS	PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE THEATRE	FILOPAPOU HILL AND AIGINA ISLAND	PANORAMIC VIEW
PANORAMIC VIEW	THE WALLS OF THE ACROPOLIS	PILLARS	THE ERECHTHEION
THE ERECHTHEION	PILLARS	THE TEMPLE	THE KARYATIS Comments!
THE TEMPLE	TEMPLE	THE TEMPLE	THE LEADING SIGN
THE PARTHENON	THE PARTHENON	THE PANORAMIC VIEW	PILLARS
PILLARS	PILLARS	THE ENTRANCE FROM ABOVE	A PANORAMIC VIEW
THE PARTHENON	THE PARTHENON	THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF IRODIO	THE NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
ON TOP THE HILL	UP THE HILL	THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF DIONYSOS	PANORAMIC VIEW
THE NEW ACROPOLIS MUSEUM	THE TEMPLE	RUINS FROM PILLARS	THE TEMPLE
THE HIGHEST POINT AND THE GREEK FLAG	PARTS OF ANCIENT PILLARS	A SIGN IN GREEK	LICABETUS HILL
MONASTIRAKI FROM ABOVE	THE OLD AND NEW CITY OF ATHENS	THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT	KALIMARMARO STADIUM ON THE RIGHT
A PANORAMIC VIEW	PANORAMIC VIEW	THE TEMPLE	THE WALLS OF THE THEATRE
THE HILL OF FILOPAPOU AT THE BACK	IRODIO THEATRE	IRODIO THEATRE Comments!	THE ANCIENT THEATRE OF IRODIO
THE THEATRE	THE HILL OF FILOPAPOU	A WHOLE IN THE ROCK	THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARTHENON
THE VIEW FROM UP THE HILL	THE VIEW	THE PARTHENON RUINS	THE TEMPLE
THE VIEW FROM ABOVE	THE SIGN INFORMING US	THE TEMPLE OF ATHENA NIKE	THE ANCIENT PILLARS
ANCIENT PILLARS	THE TEMPLE OFATHENA	THE PARTHENON	A SIGN
THE TEMPLE	A PANORAMIC VIEW	THE PARTHENON	THE ANCIENT MARKET
THE ANCIENT MARKET	THE ANCIENT MARKET OF ATHENS