Sunday, July 26, 2009

random photos athens, IV

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ancient agora, the stoa of attalos

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acropolis seen from the ancient agora, ancient art meets...

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... a modern running man, sculpture "dromeas" at evangelismos. amazing piece all made of glass sheets.

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one lucky dog in the plaka district...

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oh the joy to have an inspiring workplace looking like this.

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these steps on the lycabettus hill may be nothing compared to the hellish staircase at möns klint in denmark. but if you're anything like the tin can woman it might as well have been...

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the view from the top was breathtaking. once again, can you spot acropolis?

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after the steep, long walk one ridiculously overpriced pistacchio icecream for two hit the spot.

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eyes that haunt me still, the hard life as a stray cat in athens.

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glimpses from one amazing sculpture park cemetery, 1st cemetery. grand, yet time-stained, serene, eerie, fascinating and so very different from a Swedish cemetery. If it hadn't been for the qualmingly strong flower fragrance everywhere (that I obviously in my state of the flu couldn't smell but made me cough and made my eyes hurt) I could have walked around there forever and ever.
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one of the creepiest tombs i've ever seen, really, what were they thinking?

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evil chucky turned tombstone.

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last supper in athens. simple and reasonably nice greek salad. way too much olive oil though.
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More on Athens in previous posts and other places;

random thought on athens

random photos athens, I

random photos athens, II

random photos athens, III

athens photos on pomp & serendipity

athens flickr photos

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