Athens / Acropolis 5

Athens / Acropolis 5

I checked my watch to make sure I got back to the bus on time and realized I had to rush. Of course, with people coming and going, I couldn't get past the crowd so I took a few final photos as I stood in line to get through the exit. I made it back with just 2 minutes to spare.

If you look at the photos you will see that one of the pieces in a column is smaller than those above it and looks rather unstable. As I photographed the last columns I wondered how they made the ridges. Did they chisel out the large pieces of stone?

This is the last in my Athens/Acropolis Series for now.

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Point La Haye 

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Athens / Acropolis 4

 Athens / Acropolis 4

This morning I have uploaded more photos taken at The Acropolis in Athens which include images of the Parthenon, people, Roman ruins below the hill and some of the columns and other artifacts which are all over the site.

One photo shows a young woman making a photograph of a young man posing in front of the Parthenon. As I've pointed out previously, I often make photos of other photographers and their subjects.

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Hickman's Harbour

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Athens / Acropolis 3

Athens / Acropolis 3

As I walked around the Acropolis making photographs I tried to shoot some scenes without people in them, however, that wan nearly next to impossible because of the large numbers of people. After a while, I gave up and intentionally shot scenes with people in them.

I walked around the Parthenon and was surprised that few people were there, especially considering that there was no scaffolding and I was almost able to hide the cranes behind the huge columns.

There were many people around the Erechtheus, but I waited and waited for a chance to photograph it without anyone. When there were only 2 individuals, I made a photo. There were other groups headed toward me and I realized that was the best I would get.

I explored some of the large pieces of marble columns and photographed some of the writing that had been chiselled into them 2500 years ago. I have no idea what the writing means, but it certainly lasted a long time. I wonder how long our paper and electronic communications will last.

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Job's Cove

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Athens / Acropolis 2

Athens / Acropolis 2

Despite standing among ruins of buildings that were built 2500 years ago, many people were using their cell phones. Of course, they may have been taking photos with them and checking to see how they were coming out. Nonetheless, I still photographed one young woman standing in the shade of the Parthenon with the brightly-lit Erechtheum in the background.

There weren't as many people around the Erechtheum so I took a few photos before walking around the huge Parthenon. If you check the other photos I have uploaded you will see the scaffolding and cranes. I tried my best to keep them out of the photos, but couldn't. Imagine trying to construct these huge buildings with the technology available 2,500 years ago!

One certainly "feels" the history while walking on the hill that has been inhabited for 4,000 years. I could almost imagine the celebrations, battles, sacrifices, deaths and births there. The history is rich, but as I read on line after we returned, people fought there many times. The buildings were destroyed and rebuilt several times and archaeological digs there have helped tell the story. Today, tourists flock to the Acropolis and entry fees help fund the latest reconstruction projects.

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New Perlican

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