Athens / Acropolis
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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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