We had an amazing day on Tuesday. We started the hop on hop off bus around Athens, which is a total rip off. Got off and found ourselves in the posh Kolonkai neighborhood. It is at the base of a mountain that has an amazing view over the city and the acropolis. We climbed it, having a funny basic conversation in Greek with an old man along the way, and then finally hitch-hiked a ride to the old world Plaka neighborhood for a killer lunch. The driver, Nikos, gave us the skinny on the real Athens (hate to disappoint – but it ain’t that good).
It was a beautiful day, so we wandered some ruins. We passed by a Univ of Indianapolis cultural center and stopped in. They had a fascinating exhibit on Native Americans by a turn of the 20th century photographer named Edward S. Curtis. I know. I know. Why come to Greece to learn about the Indians, but so it was… We then hit up the National Archaelogical Museum, which was really interesting.
The next day was just as great with a ferry visit to the island of Aegina. The pic is from a temple complex in the middle of nowhere called Aphaia – figured we’d spare you the obligatory Parthenon pic. We had the place all to ourselves. Amazing…
It was a beautiful day, so we wandered some ruins. We passed by a Univ of Indianapolis cultural center and stopped in. They had a fascinating exhibit on Native Americans by a turn of the 20th century photographer named Edward S. Curtis. I know. I know. Why come to Greece to learn about the Indians, but so it was… We then hit up the National Archaelogical Museum, which was really interesting.
The next day was just as great with a ferry visit to the island of Aegina. The pic is from a temple complex in the middle of nowhere called Aphaia – figured we’d spare you the obligatory Parthenon pic. We had the place all to ourselves. Amazing…
1 comment:
Funny how its a small world. If you want to go further with your interest in Edward Curtis, you need to see the awesome new DVD on his 1911 slide show, The Indian Picture Opera. Its a must see for Curtis fans, I located it on Amazon.
-Jay
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