After the Archaeological Museum, we headed back to Omonia Square where we hopped on the metro and headed towards Syntagma Square --- closer to the Plaka/Acropolis region.
We both wanted to visit the New Acropolis Museum and that was going to be open until 8PM so we got off at the Akropoli Station (tells you everything you need to know doesn't it?) and headed towards the Acropolis.
I think I've mentionned this before, but I wasn't as excited I you think I would be to see the Acropolis... But, that soon changed when I caught a glimpse of it.
HOLY SKATA!!!!
It is amazingly beautiful.
Pictures do not give monuments like this do not do them justice... It was OUT OF THIS WORLD.
We slowly climbed our way up to the base of the Acropolis where we made a pit stop for something COLD since the heatwave began to hit Athens this week. (We got lucky and missed half of it since we were in Santorini) Holy Hell --- it was so freaking hot --- 36 degrees and it felt liek there was no air at all.
We got our tickets, which were good for all the major monuments around the Acropolis too and started climbing up the marble steps.
The minute we reached the Propylaia (ancient entrance gates) the wind picked up and almost blew my beloved Fedora away! OHI!
We walked through and low and behold ---- the Parthenon.
It's one thing to see it in x-number of textbooks, but to see it with my eyes ---- Aye Dios Mio.
The East and West pediments are almost all non-existent on the actual monument, but you can still see heads of horses at on of the tips of the East pediment... The picture you see are looking at homies is next to the Eastern side of the Parthenon.
Lianne and I took our time here and visited the Erechteion -- next to the Parthenon on the Acropolis where the Caryatids are 'displayed'. I was in such an awe that it was only when Lianne said, "wait 'til you see the real ones in the museum!' that I came back to Earth and remembered that the real Caryatids are in the New Acropolis Museum ---- my bad!
Still, this was incredible. I can't wait to show you people all of my pictures --- I gots some good ones!
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