Parthenon, Gyro & Museum

Athens in a Day!  I don't recommend it!  BUT DON'T PASS UP THE FOOD!!!
1st - shuttle to city center, Athens & ruins
2nd find ruins
3rd tour ruins (oh, ruins not closed because of holiday, but it's free today!  that's good & bad!)
4th EAT Gyros (yea, finally!)
5th shop!  Really watch your kids here, there's some stuff you don't want them to see!
6th subway to museum
7th museum (free too, but closes at 3, we got there at 2:15, how happy were our kids you ask? They wanted it to close at 2 ; D)
8th find subway and then tram to outer Greece
9th wait for bus to take us to hotel...... wait some more, wait some more, wait some more.......
10   YEA BACK TO HOTEL

Erechtheion - the building behind the kids 4th century bc,  Where Poseidon left trident mark and where Athena planted an olive tree as a gift to Athens, providing them with trade & wealth.  (Have you had a Greek olive?)  The tree is the one above Abby.  Cool, huh!

More olive tree, up close.
Today, because it was free, the ancient site was SWAMPED with people!  This ancient site dates back from 500 - 100 bc.  You may wonder why the ancient sites in Egypt look better and more discernable.  Most of the ancient Egyptian sites were covered in sand for over 2500 years.  It is only until the last 2 centuries that those ruins exsist, whereas this ancient site in Greece has been exposed the entire time.  Despite the wear, it is a magnificent site to behold!

Lots of restoration work.

We're getting pretty good at these photos.  I know how it looks but he is really far from the opening.  But do check out the most important keystone!

Did I mention GYRO!?

 and diet coke, of course!  Sorry honey but I'm having onions! And finally Posidon!

Can we leave now!!!?

Full day!  Off to Rome tomorrow!