Fred’n’Sue’s Peregrinations

Saturday in Athens – crazy, mad, vibrant, colourful . . .
And 27 degrees Celcius!!
No excursions today so just a ramble around parts of the city not included in the Viking tours.
Starting at the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier adjacent to Syntagma Square.

Every hour on the hour two sentinels replace those who have stood guard for one hour, not smiling, not sneezing, standing stock still.

You will get the drift that the city abounds in old, mostly Byzantine era churches and the new city has been built around them, like the following . . .

And so to the beating heart of the district – Monastiraki Square which, of course, is anything but square – more churches, food and wine, people and the Agora Flea market . . .

After a light lunch ha ha and a glass of wine we toddled off to the Ancient Agora of Athens, in Greek and Roman times a place of commerce, assembly and residential use. It was a relief to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city streets.

Just about done – back to the shuttle to the port of Piraeus via the Cathedral of Athens

Conveniently the shuttle pickup was opposite the Arch of Hadrian, one Roman emperor when Greece was part of the Roman Empire.

‘nuff for now . . .