We stopped at the Panathenaic Stadium which is one of the old Olympic stadiums in Athens! We didn't go in, but we got to take some pictures around it.
Our tour continued to the Acropolis. I didn't anticipate having to climb as much as we did. I definitely wore the wrong shoes! The marble there is very slippery! It was extremely crowded, which made it hard to take good pictures. Here are a few. I tried my best haha.
We had some free time for lunch before we went to the Acropolis museum. It was enjoyable to have an air conditioning break in the museum. It mostly consisted of ancient pottery and statues that were found around the Parthenon site.
After lunch, we had more free time. The students wanted to head to the hotel and nap, but I refused to let them spend their last day in Athens that way (plus, I would of had to stay with them at the hotel..and I couldn't stand the thought of that happening!) I planned out a simple circle on the map where we would see Socrates' prison cell, the temple of Zeus, and a couple of ruins along the way. The kids "agreed" and we went looking for the prison cell.
About 45 minutes, a long hike up a hill, a few wrong turns, some amazing views, and no prison cell LATER....we asked for directions. Turns out, the prison cell was about 2 minutes from where we started. Oh well. The kids weren't too mad because they loved the view of the city of Athens. They had some great pictures and memories from today.
We had dinner and called it an early night. Tomorrow we start our cruise!
(Temple of Zeus)
Amazing pictures! Glad your foot was better for all that walking.
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