Wednesday 29 May
Our airbnb host warned us about the street market this morning, and we could hear them setting up as we got up. So we went down to buy strawberries for muesli, and other fresh vegies, eggs for sandwiches, but passed on the fish.
We went to the station and eventually got one subway ticket for 2 rides, but the turnstile wouldn't let it be used twice, so David squeezed through with someone else. We went about 6 stations to Acropoli, and walked up to the Hill of Philopappos, opposite the entrance to the Acropolis. We stopped at the 'Prison of Socrates??', and the church of St Demitrios, then climbed slowly to the top.
Here is the C2 memorial to Philopappos who was a prince of Syria and benefactor of Athens. There are good views in all directions.
Back at street level, we stopped for early lunch (homemade), then walked back to the Acropolis Museum. In 2014 we were a bit ruined-out, and hadn't visited, but we thought we really should.
The sub-subterranean excavations at the entrance, and extending back under the building, have been dug out more, and they are going to be opened for public walking in a couple of months.
But we went inside. It is a big bright and spacious building, with some areas photo-friendly, but others places where the guards reprimanded you if you tried. (Why? What harm does it do?) There are lots of exhibits, big and small, original and reproduced and sometimes it's hard to tell what's what.
We tried to think of somewhere else to go, but couldn't, so came home.
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