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spent two days in Athens seeing the sights and dodging the Olympics construction! |
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| Jim
and Kirsten in front of the Olympic Cauldron at the Panathenean Stadium, the site of the 1896
Olympic Games (see below for more flame info.). |
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view of Lykavittos Hill in the background, looking very small next to the Temple of Olympian
Zeus in the foreground. |
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| Jim
doing some shopping in the Plaka. The Plaka is the oldest section of Athens and is mostly
closed to car traffic. It is now quite a trendy area and is filled with cafes, restaurants,
and tourist shops. |
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our second day in Athens we took the funicular to the top of Lykavittos Hill, the highest
of the eight hills around Athens. Here is the view southwest, which includes the Acropolis
and the sea. |
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flags in front of the Panathenean Stadium. The 2004 Olympic flame started its journey in March
after a ceremonial lighting of the torch at Ancient Olympia. After travelling around the Peloponnesian
peninsula, the flame arrived at the Panathenean Stadium on March 31, 2004. The torch will
then travel the world before coming back to Athens to stay in July 2004. |
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at the top of Lykavittos Hill, with the Greek flag and the Church of Agios Giorgos (Saint
George). There is also a cafe/restaurant up there with wonderful views! |
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