Today we ventured to the Acropolis
Museum in Athens. I have a few pictures of the outside, but you're not allowed
to publish photos of the things inside. If you are interested in what's in
there, here is a link: http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/photos-amateur-use
Other stumble upons:
All the streets look really cool.
Bob really enjoyed "Hunting
Dog" as seen here:
http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en/content/other-dedications
My favorite part of the museum were
little notes written on small lead tables, which were questions that people are
asking the gods or consulting the oracle with. I found them amusing. It's
interesting to see what other people worry about or place as a main concern in
life for which they seek answers. They take all forms such as questions about
marriage, offspring, assets, debts, spells, and business. A few examples (not
exact) would be like "what can I do to bare children?", "Did
______(fill in name) steal my money?", "Did _______ put a spell on
me?, "can you curse ______?". Curses are usually buried so they are
closer to the demons, who can answer. Sometimes they look for priests to
answer.
Here is an example I found at
http://ancient-greece.org/history/dodona.html where a man is asking to which
god he should pray in order for his wife to have useful offspring.
On our walk we also saw a few other
things I'd like to point out. We had heard there were lots of stray dogs around
Athens and we saw our first one today. See picture below. As we walked around we ended up seeing a lot more, they were all just lounging around on sidewalks,
near benches, and even one outside the parliament building, also pictured
below. I think he was there for the guard exchange just like the rest of us.
Other stumble upons:
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| Hadrian's Arch |
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| Roman Bath |
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| Roman Bath |
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| Temple of Olympian Zeus |
Things I noted today:
All the streets look really cool.
I'm not sure if this hut on the
street sells KFC or is just advertising for KFC, but there appears to be a KFC
in Greece.
The dogs in Greece like to take
naps.
The pigeons in Greece also like to
take naps.
The Acropolis Museum is crazy cool. Are they still excavating underneath it? From what I recall, they started digging the foundation for that new museum (since it's not actually on the Acropolis) and they found all sorts of ruins that they had to excavate. So they built the museum up off the group on pillars and are excavating beneath. Crazy!
ReplyDeleteIs there still a lot of graffiti all over the buildings and streets?
And I LOVED ALL OF THE DOGS THERE!
Yes, they are excavating underneath. I thought that was really neat. I liked walking around looking through the floor at the ruins.
DeleteYes, graffiti everywhere.
Love it, Love it, Love it!! What a great adventure! Keep the posts coming! Have fun and be safe~
ReplyDeletePoor Zeus. His temple needs work. Get thee to the KFC!
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