Filopappou Hill and Keramikos

Impressive views of the Acropolis and the Athens surrounds from Filopappou Hill in the morning before moving onto the ancient cemetery of Keramikos. The museum had some really well preserved pieces from up to 2000 BC although most were 4th century BC such as the marble bull below from the burial plot of Dionysos Kollytos (remember him?).

Tomorrow we're heading to Korinthos to look at some more "old shit". If we're lucky we might come across some loukoumades.

Ancient cemetery of Keramikos

The view of the Acropolis from Filopappou Hill

Same.

Archaeological Site of Delphi

Today we went to check out the Archaeological Site of Delphi which is about a 3 hour drive from Athens. Although the site is not as impressive as the Acropolis, the surrounding hills and valleys make up for it.

The drive back to Athens coincided with the end of Greek Easter weekend so the roads were pretty crazy. It seems the entire Greek driving community have decided that the imposed speed limits are at least 20 kmph too slow and that the reduced limits enforced when passing through towns can be ignored. Undertaking is rife and the variance in vehicle speeds along the motorway can be up to 50 kmph. I'm surprised we didn't see an accident and grateful I didn't cause one with my Grandpa driving. I think one motorcyclist wasn't so impressed with my driving skills though as they were on the phone immediately, possibly reporting me to the authorities. Maybe I'll report them.

Supermarket dinner on the hotel rooftop rounded it out.

Parthenon and the Panathenaic Stadium

Parthenon

Panathenaic Stadium