Athens, Greece

[Braineack]

Athens is an ugly city with little charm. The only garden we came across was just trees and a vastly overpopulated turtle pond. It's just sprawl and graffiti. We stumbled on a few really bad areas, a few great areas, and a few tourist trap areas.

That being said, we did quite enjoy it. It was a bit reminiscent of Florence, where you can just walk for blocks blocks and discover new boutiques and shops and food.

This collection is from my Nikon D800 and Google Pixel.


Acropolis from Electra Metropolis Hotel Roof Bar by Braineack, on Flickr


Athens, Greece by Braineack, on Flickr


Parthenon from outside Propylaea by Braineack, on Flickr


Parthenon columns by Braineack, on Flickr


Flag of Greece on Acropolis by Braineack, on Flickr


Temple of Olympian Zeus from Acropolis by Braineack, on Flickr


Plaka Anafiotika by Braineack, on Flickr


Crowded Propylaea entrace by Braineack, on Flickr


Acropolis from Filopappou Hill by Braineack, on Flickr


Gate Medrese and bench by Braineack, on Flickr


Ekklisia Kimisi Theotokou Mitropoleos by Braineack, on Flickr


Monument Of The Unknown Soldier Guard by Braineack, on Flickr


Zappeion by Braineack, on Flickr


Window Cat, Athens, Greece by Braineack, on Flickr


Plaka Anafiotika by Braineack, on Flickr


Freshly Baked Baklava by Braineack, on Flickr


Dinner on the Street. by Braineack, on Flickr


full album here: Athens, Greece

 

[tirediron]

Nice set; good cross-section of the city.

 

[Braineack]

yeah, it's a cool city. Just a shame that it fell victim to sprawl and it's incredibly sad that a city with so much history has little left to show of it -- the architecture is ugly, there's no parks/monuments, etc.

 

[Jeff15]

Very nice set, we love going to Greece......

 

[K9Kirk]

What timing ... I just watched the movie, "Gladiator", for about the 6th time last night. Love the land scape shots the best but all pics are very nice. Good shooting and tfs.

 

[Space Face]

I was in Athens for a day trip many moons ago. Can't remember much about it. Seems you caught the best of it albeit a few years ago.

 

[Space Face]

What timing ... I just watched the movie, "Gladiator", for about the 6th time last night. Love the land scape shots the best but all pics are very nice. Good shooting and tfs.

Great film and the wonderful Oliver Reeds last. He was some boy.

 

[Braineack]

Thanks for reminding me 2020 sucked! Was supposed to do two weeks in Portugal and Spain. When we can finally go, it'll be three weeks now.