When my parents were here, Aaron and I had a chance to get away for a couple of days, so we headed to Greece! (Thanks Mom and Dad!!) We had a great time and (as Aaron puts it) saw a lot of stones and statues pillars. (NOTE: Updated to reflect Aaron's actual comment!)
Our first stop was the Acropolis and Parthenon.
View from the Acropolis - the city appears to go on and on...
All of the stones that have been moved are numbered, although it is hard to see in this picture.
We stayed in the Athens Riviera instead of in the city. It was a nice compromise since we didn't have enough time to get out to an island.
We hung out by the pool in our swim suits...with jogging suits on top! You can see that the pool was not very busy.
We had a fabulous dinner at a Greek "tapas" restaurant. We loved being able to try so many different dishes. Our favorite dishes typically included cheese :-) Grilled Halloumi and Dakos....mmmmm. We are toasting with a warm, honey liquor, which was not my fave. We liked this restaurant so much that we went back again on our last night!
We went to the stadium where the first modern day olympics were held. We didn't make it to any of the 2004 sites, but I guess they aren't anything special to see.
The Temple of Zeus.
Greek beer!
Changing of the guards
There were stray dogs all over!
We had dinner below the Acropolis & Parthenon one night - very nice views!
Oh, and we popped by Zurich on our way home! We had a really long layover and decided to head into the city for a couple of hours.
Our first stop was the Acropolis and Parthenon.
View from the Acropolis - the city appears to go on and on...
All of the stones that have been moved are numbered, although it is hard to see in this picture.
We stayed in the Athens Riviera instead of in the city. It was a nice compromise since we didn't have enough time to get out to an island.
We hung out by the pool in our swim suits...with jogging suits on top! You can see that the pool was not very busy.
We had a fabulous dinner at a Greek "tapas" restaurant. We loved being able to try so many different dishes. Our favorite dishes typically included cheese :-) Grilled Halloumi and Dakos....mmmmm. We are toasting with a warm, honey liquor, which was not my fave. We liked this restaurant so much that we went back again on our last night!
We went to the stadium where the first modern day olympics were held. We didn't make it to any of the 2004 sites, but I guess they aren't anything special to see.
The Temple of Zeus.
Greek beer!
Changing of the guards
There were stray dogs all over!
We had dinner below the Acropolis & Parthenon one night - very nice views!
Oh, and we popped by Zurich on our way home! We had a really long layover and decided to head into the city for a couple of hours.
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