Visiting Greece = Visiting Acropolis

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On the day of my arrival, I went directly to Acropolis with Bu Tati. The weather was so nice despite the cold wind. The sun shone so brightly and the street was still quiet. Bu Tati told me that on Sundays, most stores close and people tend to stay in their houses.

Well, we start by walking down Ermou street. This is one of the most historical streets in Athens. On its left and right, I could see some stores displaying some world class products. This street is also used for a fashion show. The unique thing is that the street is made of stone, exactly like the one in ancient time.

We went down until we reached what they call as Monastiraki Square. This is the place where people gather; young people, musician, sellers, culinary "experts". But this morning, I found it empty because it's still too early. I went to an ancient mosque which has been transformed into a ceramic museum. I went inside and I still see the trace of Islamic culture. The "mimbar" is still there, the sentence of Laa Illahaillallah is also still there, but the whole room is used as the ceramic display.

I moved on to the ruins net to the mosque. It was a library but because of war, it has been destroyed. From these places, I could see Acropolis on top of a hill.

We continued the journey by walking down small street (I'd rather call it as alley) which led us to the place known as Palka Market. This is the place where people sell souvenirs. Quite interesting knowing those souvenir, but I didn't buy as I wanted to go to Acropolis right away. I could buy them later.

Then, my feet finally stepped on the downhill of Acropolis where I had to stop at Acropolis Museum. It won't take too long for me there as I continued the journey to Acropolis.

We reached one part of historical building known as The Theater. This is like a huge stadium as I could see the pillars and the gates were big enough.


After taking some photos, we moved on and we reach a small hill on the left. From the hill (Mars Hill), I could see some parts of Athens, including the place where Socrates and other ancient philosophers gathered, known as the Symposium.

Going down the hill we continued to Acropolis which took us about 5 minutes walk. Climbing up the hill didn't make me tired, yet it made me more enthusiastic. Finally, we reached what they called as Parthenon, the gate of Acropolis. Passing Parthenon, we came to The Temple of Athena, and in front of Athena temple is the gorgeous Acropolis. I thought, two weeks ago, I knew Acropolis from the internet, and at this moment, I stood right in front of it. Really dreams come true.

Well, that's all the journey for today. I'll post more interesting story next time.