Day 7: Guided tour of Athens

This morning, despite a general strike in Greece, the group had a full guided tour of the highlights of Athens. This included the wonderful newly opened Acropolis museum, as well as the Acropolis itself.  We also saw the parliament building, the famous Academy, the Olympic stadium where the first of the modern Olympic games took place and the guarding of the tomb of the unknown soldier.  In the afternoon some went to visit the site of the biggest temple from ancient times, the Temple of Zeus just across from our hotel.  Later there was free time for shopping before a delicious last night dinner.
A strike in front of the hotel.

At the new olympic stadium

A statue of Athena on top of the Academy

A march for the general strike

The New Acropolis museum, designed to house the treasures of the Acropolis, built to withstand the biggest
earthquakes.

Our guide and group inside the Acropolis museum

The view from the Acropolis museum to the Acropolis

At the Entrance to the Acropolis

The Parthenon

A dog resting in front of the Temple of Poseidon

The East (back) of the Parthenon

A view over the modern city of Athens from the Acropolis

A View to the Temple of Zeus and the Olympic stadium.

The remains of the Temple of Zeus, the largest Temple of the classical world, in the distance is the Acropolis