"My husband went to Athens ...." Athens by shrimp56

Athens Travel Guide: 4,403 reviews and 10,114 photos

And all I got were these lousy pictures!!!

Actually that's not entirely true;) He did bring a nice piece of jewelry!
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I have visited Athens twice -- once in 1962 when it was still possible to walk on the Parthenon -- and also in 1977. I don't have those pictures available so I'm using my husband's to finally say something about a wonderful city!

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:A lot of history for philosophy & theater buffs.
  • Cons:It's polluted and crowded
  • In a nutshell:Not to be missed!
  • Last visit to Athens: Oct 2004
  • Intro Updated Nov 11, 2004
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  • hunterV's Profile Photo
    Nov 14, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    Hi, Sally! ><><>< Those ancient sites are simply marvelous!

  • mindcrime's Profile Photo
    Jun 9, 2008 at 5:39 AM

    but these are nice photos! u shouldnt complain! :)

  • deecat's Profile Photo
    Mar 7, 2007 at 6:09 PM

    I, too, loved the National Archaeological Museum of Athens and its shop. As much as I love mythology, I was fascinated with your selected tips. Your husband's photographs are wonderful...you make a nice team!

  • magor65's Profile Photo
    Aug 30, 2006 at 11:59 AM

    I also found the archeological museum fascinating, although usually I am not into visiting the museums. Nice page!

  • tini58de's Profile Photo
    Aug 12, 2006 at 2:03 PM

    Wow, great page, Sally! Brought back many happy memories! Thanks a lot for sharing! How about returning there for a third time for next year's European VT meeting?

  • Royal63's Profile Photo
    Apr 1, 2006 at 12:13 PM

    Fascinating pages of Greece!!

  • Jim_Eliason's Profile Photo
    Aug 6, 2005 at 6:56 AM

    Great page!

  • whitecliff62's Profile Photo
    Jun 29, 2005 at 12:14 PM

    Lovely page on this famous greek capital city, well photograped as well

  • tpangelinan's Profile Photo
    Apr 30, 2005 at 6:29 AM

    Great pages, and nice photography. This is on our wish list to go to. Thanks...

  • athenian80's Profile Photo
    Mar 25, 2005 at 2:41 PM

    Thumbs up for this wonderful page on my hometown!

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