I've been sitting here wondering how in the world I find even semi adequate words to describe Athens. None of the words I come up with will do justice. Athens was not the highlight for me as we planned this trip. Mykonos? yes! Santorini? Yes! But Athens, not so much. I'm not all that into history and this place reeks of it.
Suffering with a crummy cold, I nearly bailed on the day of sightseeing to stay on the ship and rest, hot tub it and rest some more. Well, I got my act together knowing it was unlikely that I would come this way again.
I was unprepared and overwhelmed at every intersection and avenue in this historic place. Palatial buildings, exquisite churches stadiums, and the ruins, the antiquities. I fell in love with Athens!
I can't read or understand the language but it all made sense to me. I am so aware of the 'ages' here. So aware of the past and all that has transpired here. Being a one-day tripper means that I really know nothing of this place, but I will never forget the experience of today. Columns, steeples, statues, flowering trees, pretzel sellers on the corner, elderly people enjoying a slow Sunday morning coffee at sidewalk cages, the Apostle Paul and Mars Hill, the Acropolis, the Parthenon, Athena and Poseiden, the sea. It all came together under blue skies and 77 degree temps for me today. Here. Athens, Greece.
No more words.
1 comment:
It sounds like history 'came alive'. That's how I felt in Petra and Jerash, Jordan. Awesome trip you are having.
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