And a few from Paros

This is the Church at the top of the Frankish Castle.

The windmill you are greeted with at the Port of Paros.

Edited at Picnik.com, this is another photo taken at the top of the Frankish Castle.

Church of 100 Doors. Edited at Picnik.com.

The side of the Frankish Castle

Naxos Photos

Naxos Castle

Edited on Picnik.com

Temple of Apollo

A chair I found during our hidden tour

I took this at the Temple of Apollo. Not sure who the people are, but they were in my photo, and I liked the way it looked.

I thought I would share some of my best photos that I got while In Greece!

These pictures are ones I took from planes, or the airports. If I edited them in anyway, I will post the original as well as the edited, so you can see the differences!

I edited this on Picnik.com. It is a photo of a hotel on the square cady corner to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

This one is a photo of I believe the Roman Agora? Correct me if I am wrong please!

I believe this is the Sunset one evening from the top of our hotel in Athens.

Theatre of Dionysus. Taken from my phone.

Acropolis!

Our group in from of the Athens college campus

we were surrounded by protesters

I have been to Athens numerous times, and every time I am in Athens, there is a protest. These protests are quite polite. A specific time is set and the protesters chant their demands to a grou0p of onlookers. So today when there was a protest in Athens, I didn't think much about it. I stood outside the Hotel Attalos with video camera in hand taping the spectacle. Our group  detoured past the streets marked for protesters. We zigzagged around taped off streets and the police dressed in blue, army camouflage and taupe. We even passed young Greek gods wrapped in black knee pads and arms pads who enjoyed watching the students walk past them. Even when we passed the police riot patrol, I didn't think much about it. We walked through the protest to the National Archeological Museum entrance to find that it was closed (this is the sixth time I have tried to visit the museum). We sat on the cool, marble stairs to execute our next stop and a small group of young Greeks ran past us. They were outfitted in all black, including facemasks and sticks, big baseball bat size sticks. This is when I decided that this was much more than a little protest. A ponytailed, hippy like Greek explained to us to put away our cameras and get out of the area as quick as possible. So, we did just that. And this is where we ended up:

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Day Two

Today I wasn't so tired, although I ended up at breakfast a bit late. I set my alarm and found out later, that the plug didn't work. I'm sure David was expecting it:)
We walked to the open market and got a first hand look at an array of fresh fruits and veggies. Then onto the meat area where dressed lamb, chicken and pig were awaiting the customers. Quite a few interesting things including lamb head, intenstines and pigs feet (more like pig leg). Then onto the fish area. It was wet and slippery. A couple of the students almost ended up on the ground. Although the smell was a bit overwhelming, it was fun to see the variety of fish, crabs, and other shell fish available. Then onto to Acropolis. It was SO windy that it was hard to stand and made the slippery marble even harder to walk on. We rode the Happy Train to the Acropolis, a wonderful idea to get you half way there. Afterwards, the students and faculty were on their own.  David and I walked through the Flea Market and David found a plate (of course). We ate lunch inside the flea market. A wonderful restaurant with many different Greek dishes. I opted for eggplant with tomatoes and cheese. David ordered stuffed sour cabbage. After that we walked to the taverna where we will eat as a group tomorrow eve. The taverna is a family owned business and the owners were very charming. I think we have set up a great dinner with many options for the crew to try. We wondered back that way for dinner, and we found another amazing restaurant. David, Brenda, Sam and I ordered way too much food, but it was worth it. The tabouli salad, tomato salad, hummus, wild greens, taziki, and pork and chicken gyros were tasty as well as the beef kabob. All that, a liter of wine, and a plate of desert for 53 euro. What a deal. Then onto the rooftop to take pictures of the Acropolis. Oh, what a day.