Henry Tombleson

On the 21^st of April we woke up early and started our wander around the city of Athens. At the start of the day we picked up two dogs that followed us around for an hour. We first visited the National Archaeology Museum in the morning which contained some incredible exhibits. My favourites were the Zeus/Poseidon statue and the Jockey. I was slightly disappointed by the mask of Agamemnon as were some other people, although I was able to appreciate how it was a symbol of power as it was completely made of gold. Then we went to the Acropolis which was incredibly fascinating. The Parthenon was very imposing as it was so large and the ruins of it were captivating. Also the Erechtheon was astonishing especially the pillars which had been carved as women.

Then we went to the Greek Agora which was only ruins. Although it was just ruins there were still some amazing statues around. Also near the Greek Agora was the temple of Hephaestus, which was quite complete, as it had avoided the blast and debris which destroyed most of the Parthenon. It was great to see the primarily complete Doric columns here. Then we went to the Acropolis Museum where my favourite pieces were the representations of the Eastern and Western Pediments of what the Parthenon would have looked like.

While some people then went back to the motel, I went with some others with Mr Buckingham on a wander through more of Athens. Along the way we found where all the Moroccans were, and also many other fascinating markets. We then went to Monastiraiki Square where we went of and scavenged for food. I once again returned to my beloved bakery where I had a great dinner. After looking around for souvenirs, we returned to the motel and crashed for the night.