Acropolis Statues – Athens, Greece – Daily Photo

Acropolis Statues – Athens, Greece – Daily Photo

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These statues at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece show that not all the good pieces of art ended up in the British Museum.

The Plaka as Living Room – Athens, Greece – Daily Photo

The Plaka as Living Room – Athens, Greece – Daily Photo

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The Plaka in Athens, Greece is the big shopping area in the shadow of the Acropolis. One thing I loved about the Plaka was that it was not just shops and tourists [...]

Athens, Greece, National Museum of Archeology – Video Episode 50

Athens, Greece, National Museum of Archeology – Video Episode 50

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Visit the National Museum of Archeology in Athens, Greece with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the sculpture and other exhibits highlighting Minoan, Mycenaean, Archaic Greece, Classical Greece, Helinistic and Roman styles [...]

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Ancient Athens – The Agora, The Acropolis and the Parthenon – Video Episode 49

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Visit Athens with the Amateur Traveler: This video shows the ruins of the ancient Agora which was the marketplace which is now surrounded by the picturesque neighborhoods of Plaka and Monastiraki. Monastiraki [...]

Trip Journal – Greece (Athens)

Trip Journal – Greece (Athens)

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London to Athens – May 23 We flew out of Stanstead airport north of London on Aegean Airlines. To make a 10:20 AM flight we set an alarm for 5:30 AM. We [...]

Europe's Dirtiest Cities

Europe's Dirtiest Cities

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There is no truth to the rumor that the way my wife and I figured out the itinerary for our next vacation was that we consulted TripAdvisor‘s recent survey to figure out [...]

Travel to Greece – Episode 96

Travel to Greece – Episode 96

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The Amateur Traveler talks to Alf Meier about his adopted home country of Greece. Alf gives us two different itineraries for Greece. The tourist circuit: Athens, Thessaloniki, Sparta, Andros, Delphi, Meteora. He [...]