Last full day of Athens...

The heat here does something to you. First of all, you don't sleep well without air conditioning. You can get AC in our hotel for an extra six euros a night but the woman who runs our hotel said we wouldn't need it because it was going to be nice and cool that night at a chilly 84 degrees!

Second, you drink a TON of water. Thankfully, water is very reasonably priced here. Third, you aren't very hungry, which can be either good or bad. Fourth, you really have to plan your day with the heat.

We went to the National Archaeological Museum. They have artifacts and statues from 14th century b.c. The Mycenaean antiques were very interesting to see, especially since we will be going to the town of Mycenae tomorrow. It's so interesting to see how with some things, little has changed over thousands of years of evolution and invention. We still cook on bronze pots, needles are thin with a hole through them, safety pins, other than the protective cap, still look the same. An incredible collection of statues of the gods and goddesses are there too. 

National Archaeological Museum

Safety pins and needles. If it isn't broke....

 Statue of Zeus

We returned to the Acropolis area to see the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Again, just mind boggling to visualize what it might have looked like in ancient times.

Temple of Olympian Zeus

A pleasant surprise of the day was touring the Olympic Stadium. It was originally created back in about 400 b.c. Then rebuilt for the first Olympic games in the 1800's and again for the summer games of 2004. We each got to see what it felt like to be on the podium as a gold deal winner. The had a neat collection of torches and Olympic posters.

Olympic Stadium

 The gold medal goes to ME!!