Our second port-of-call was the ancient port of Athens, Piraeus. Leaving the ship, I walked around the port to the Metro which I took to the National Archeological Museum. After scouring this fine museum for a few hours, I took the Metro to the new Acropolis Museum which I toured until closing time. Taking the Metro back to the port I walked in the night back to the ship with my heart and head full of unmatched art that I'd longed to see in the flesh since I was a dreamy teenager.
Enjoy these images of world-classy art from the birthplace of democracy!
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| Bronze Zeus throwing thunderbolt |
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| Minotaur |
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| Hermes with bunny |
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| Ceres and Persphone bless Triptolemus |
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| Bronze Jockey |
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| Shy Venus caught bathing |
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| The wounded Gaul |
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| Socrates |
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| Touch me like that again and I'll whop you with my sandal! |
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| The Erechtheion Caryatids are well preserved at the back but eaten away by acid rain in the front |
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| Athena adjusting her sandal |
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| Graffiti on this metope tells that Luigi and Lucca were climbing around the Acropolis in 1841 |
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| Centaur gets the upper hand |
