June 25, 1969 Athens, Greece

Today was another busy day seeing old ruins.   The Arch of Hadrian in central Athens spans the road leading to the Acropolis.  Use your imagination and remove the cars and modern buildings in the photo.

By Joanbanjo [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
Another stop is the Temple of  Olympian Zeus.

Below is what the Temple would have looked like in 129 A.D.  Construction had begun in the 6th Century B.C. but was completed during the reign of Hadrian.

By Valentin Fiumefreddo [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
I am sure my diary recorded my day out of order, so I will do the same here.  At some point we visited the Hill of Muses, southwest of the Acropolis.
And speaking of the Acropolis, of course we visited the Parthenon.  Here it is in 1969.

Here it is nine years later somehow looking in better shape, lol.

By Steve Swayne [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
They are still busy working on restoring the building.  Construction began in 447 B.C.  Below is a view of the Acropolis.

By Adam L. Clevenger [CC BY-SA 2.5], from Wikimedia Commons
Also included today was a trip to the National Archaeological Museum.  Guess what they have there.
Another stop was the Royal Palace which now serves to house Parliament.  To be perfectly honest, I have no recollection of this.  Maybe it was the heat.

Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de [CC BY-SA 3.0 de], from Wikimedia Commons

Our touring day over, it is onto the port of Piraeus to board another ship, the Epirotiki T.S.S. Hermes. 

Expenses are $18.41 with a question mark.  I am not sure if I did not remember what I bought or could not remember what I spent, but it stands to reason we would have paid our hotel bill that day and arranged for transportation to the docks.

See you tomorrow at sea.  Can you guess the destination?