How did I miss Athens?????

How in the world I managed to miss posting the photos from Athens, I'll never know, but here they are now. And more even than from Roma. Guess you can tell what my favorite city is?

A fitting farewell to Athens.

Remember the story about how the Aegean Sea got it's name?
This is where it happened.

Temple of Poseidon, near the above photo.
Southernmost tip of this part of Greece.

Syntagma Square on a rainy day.

Thession, or Temple of Hephaestus, near the Acpropolis.

The Panathenium Stadium. This was the site of the original Olympics.
(but not in the existing stadium)

And Syntagma Square on a sunny day.

The white area upper left is the Panatheneum Stadium.
Ruin in the foreground is the Temple of the Olympian Zeus.
This is taken from the Acropolis.

The Erechtheion on the Acropolis.
The statues are plaster copies, originals in the Acropolis Museum.

Stadium and Theater of Delphi

Ruins of Hadrian's Library.

Just one of the reasons I exclaimed "WOW" when I first saw Athens from this hill!
Just wish there was a way I could display the entire panorama.

One of many mosaics in Hadrian's Library

The Acropolis viewed through Hadrian's Gate

The Parthenon on the Acropolis.
Of course this had do be included.

As I said in the Roma posting, the CD with the last photos of Athens and first from Roma didn't have anything on it, so I missed a lot. From Athens, it was the trip to the island of Egina. Another reason to return.

Arrividerci Roma

An example of the great lighting used on the statues in the Museo Nazionale Romano

The Roman Forum at night

Site of Caesar's assasination, lower center of this photo

Remains of an ancient Roman bridge crossing the Tiber.

The new bridge is behind it on the left

The Roman Forum

No, not a live monk, as I first thought when I saw it, but a painting on a wall.

Another shot of the Roman Forum

The CD with my last few photos of Athens and the first ones from Rome bombed. No photos on it, so I wasn't able to include some of the sights I appreciated. Those included some of the Piazza Venezia, the Arch of Constantine and views of Roma from the dome of St. Peter's Basilica. Guess I'll just have to go back again. Anyone want to join me?

I posted more photos from Rome than anywhere else. I don't know if that means I'm getting less selective, or that there were more of what I considered good shots. I guess time will tell. Florence is next on the list.

More on Bellisima Roma

The Trevi Fountain.

The photo of me tossing a coin didn't show the fountain well enough, so you won't have to suffer through yet another one of me.

The Pantheon

Castel Sant Angelo, across the Tiber

Happy Thanksgiving!!

No, It's not Turkey.

I had a Turkey sandwich for lunch, though

For all you motorcycle enthusiasts

Ahhhh, Roma

The Colosseum, late afternoon

Pope Benedict, in the Popemobile

(which you can't see)

More Colosseum. Note the passages and compartments that were under the false floor.

Outside the Colosseum

Saint Peter's Basilica. Pope Benedict under the canopy

Once I've uploaded 5 photos, I have to add additional photos one at a time, and even then I'm limited to a total of 10 photos. I think it'll be faster to simply upload 5 photos at once, and post them, then repeat the process with a new post.

So here goes the new method. Hope it turns out to be a bit faster.

How about Photos from Bulgaria, OK??

Rila Monastery, marvelous place!

The intersection of G S Rakovski and Tsar Osvoboditel in Sofia

At least that's what my map said.

Of course, the map was in Roman characters, and all the signs were in Cyrillic

See why I got lost?

14th century church, Svet Petka Samardjiiska

Check the American flag in the auto repair shop in Rila!!

Another of the Rila Monastery

Typical (well, not so typical) dinner in Sofia

Kebab, served vertically, salad, peppers, fries, and of course, a beer.

More of the Rila Monastery

Ivan Vazov National Theater, Sofia

Church in Sofia, but memory isn't too good, so I forgot which one

One of many beautiful murals at the Rila Monastery

Can you tell I was impressed by the Monastery?

If you are out there looking at these, let me know. Thanks