Athens (18th May 2012): The Acropolis

Prior the trip, I found out that it was International Museum's Day in Greece on the 18th May 2012. Therefore, I rescheduled the original itinerary so that we could visit the Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis on that day. Everything free! Saved us 12 Euro:) So my advice, do your research unless you are willing to pay.

Here's some pictures we took:

The Acropolis metro. Impressive. Very clean and it has artefacts displayed in glass enclosures

Dionysus (from the east pediment of the Parthenon) displayed at the metro

At the foot of the Acropolis

You are here, right at the bottom..and you are going to make your way all the way up. May is just the right month to go up, not scorching hot.

Can you spot the miniature statues?

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Despite the drizzle, tourists are still adamant to climb up the Acropolis

Erechtheion (Can you spot the Caryatids)?

The Parthenon (not so magnificent at that point of time due to the major repairs and reconstruction).

View from the top, you can see the city of Athens

Entrance to the New Acropolis Museum (this museum is beautiful!)

Look at the crowd! 

Miniature model of the Acropolis during the 1500AD

These are glass panels which are part of the flooring of the museum. Below are some new excavations.

Quoted 'Account of the supervisors for the construction of  the chryslephantine statue of Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon by the sculptor Phedias- 440/439 BC'.

An informative video showing the phase-by-phase construction of the Parthenon. The statue in the middle is the Goddess Athena

Artefacts displayed on the wall

The west and east  pediments of the Parthenon. Read more on it here

What's left of the west and east pediments today

Free performance by Greek pianist, Marios Strofalis. I fell in love with his soulful recital.