Greece: July to August 2022

Lufthansa changed our gate three times

View from the Rooftop Bar at the Attalos Hotel

The Acropolis - The Odeon of Herodes Atticus

The Acropolis - The Propylaea

The Acropolis - The Temple of Athena Nike

The Acropolis - The Parthenon

The Acropolis - Rail track for restoration work

The Acropolis - The Parthenon

The Acropolis - The Erechtheion

The Acropolis - The Caryatids at The Erechtheion

The Acropolis Museum - House of Proclos. Funeral Sacrificial Table

The Acropolis Museum - Dedication to Asclepios

The Acropolis Museum - Owl from the excavation in the Odeion of Perikles

The Acropolis Museum - Papposilenos and Dionysos

The Acropolis Museum - Herakles and Triton

The Acropolis Museum - Gutter and geison

The Acropolis Museum - Hekatompedos. The lioness pediment

The Acropolis Museum - The Caryatids

The Acropolis Museum - Portrait of Lucius Verus. Along with Marcus Aurelius, he was Co-Emperor of the Roman Empire from 161-169 AD when he died. After his death Marcus Aurelius was the sole Emperor.

The Acropolis Museum - Portrait of Agrippina the Younger. She was the wife of the fourth Roman Emperor, Claudius. She is rumored to have instigated his assassination by eating poisoned mushrooms. She was also the mother of the last Julio-Claudian Emperor, Nero.

The Acropolis Museum - Portrait of Emperor Caracalla

The Acropolis Museum - Portrait of Alexander the Great

The Acropolis Museum - Lamp in the shape of a warship

The Acropolis Museum - Alabastron Depicting Warrior

The Acropolis Museum - Archeological Excavation

Delphi Museum - Perirhanterion

Delphi Museum - Sirens

Delphi Museum - Votive bronze helmet of the Corinthian type

Delphi Museum - Sphinx

Delphi Museum - Marble Kouroi

Delphi Museum - Lion headed spout

Delphi Museum - Roof terracotta

Delphi Museum - Omphalos

Delphi Museum - Female statue

Delphi

Delphi - The Roman Agora

Delphi - The Navel. The Ancient Greeks believed this was the literal center of the world.

Delphi - The Treasure of the Athenians

Delphi - The Temple of Apollo

Village of Arachova near Delphi

Holy Monastery of The Great Meteoro

Holy Monastery of The Great Meteoro. There was a system of cables and this little car that would take the monks across the valleys.

Holy Monastery of The Great Meteoro

Meteora

The Holy Monastery of St. Stephan

Toilet at The Holy Monastery of St. Stephan. Natalie had to use the bathroom, when she saw it was this type of toilet, she didn't have to use the bathroom anymore.

Statue of Lenoidas at Thermopylae. This was the battle site where 300 Spartans held off 10,000 Persians. Even though they lost the battle, they were able to hold off the Persians long enough to allow the other Greek City-States long enough to mobilize their defenses and resulted in a moral victory for the Greeks.

Thermopylae

World Champion Seajet from Athens to Santorini.

Formula 1 racecar in World Champion Seajet

Leaving Athens for Santorini

Stop at Ios on the way to Santorini

Santorini - Grilled Octopus - I had never tried Octopus before and it was so good!

Santorini - Streets of Kamari

Santorini - Kamari Beach

Santorini - Sunset Cruise

Santorini - Lighthouse built in coordination with one on Corsica to promot Greek and French trade relations

Santorini - Sunset Cruise

Santorini - Vineyards and Megalochori village

Santorini - Grapevines

Santorini - Traditional house in the village of Megalochori

Santorini - Village of Megalochori

Santorini - Archeological site of Akrotiri. Along with The Acropolis and The Knossos this was the other site I was very excited to visit. It is thought to have been a significant Minoan Settlement. The Minoan's were the first advanced civilization in Europe and were based in Crete. Their civilization ended around 1400 BC with invasions by the Mycenaean Greeks and effects from the eruptions of the Thera volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC.

Santorini - Archeological site of Akrotiri. It was so cool walking through streets that people almost 4,000 years ago were walking through!

Santorini - Archeological site of Akrotiri

Santorini - Double Horn Square Building in Akrotiri

Santorini - These stairs were destroyed by an earthquake in Akrotiri

Santorini - Archeological site of Akrotiri

Santorini - Local Brew

Santorini - View from Pyrgos Village, the highest point on Santorini

Santorini - Wines at the Koutsoyannopoulos Wine Museum

Santorini - Koutsoyannopoulos Wine Museum

Santorini - Village of Oia

Racecar in Power Jets ferry - we took another ferry from Santorini to Crete.

View from Ferry to Heraklion, Crete

Crete - The Knossos

Crete - Fresco of The Bull Leaper at The Knossos. This is a replica and the original is in The Archeological Museum of Heraklion.

Crete - Throne Room in The Knossos

Crete - The Knossos

Crete - Clay boat models at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - Clay female and male figurines in an attitude of worship at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - Sword and Dagger at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - The Bull Leaping Fresco at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - The Hagia Triada Sarcophagus at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - Bronze helmet, spearhead and sword at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - Pithos burial at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - Clay bull's head rhyton at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion

Crete - The "Snake Goddesses" at The Archeological Museum of Heraklion. I had seen these in various books about Greek History but I didn't realize how small the statues were.