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August, 1992 - Athens, Greece
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100 Drachma note (now replaced by the Euro)
Greek Drachma note
Omonia Square, Athens Athens Omonia Square -
We were told these men wait around for someone to give them a job		 Athens
Changing the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Greek Parliament building, Athens Greek guards The sight of the Acropolis of Athens with its famous Parthenon and other buildings is awesome. Perhaps a little less awesome is the figure in the foreground Acropolis at Athens, Greece
Me, near the Greek Parliament buildings, near Syntagma Square, Athens Greek guards The Arch of Hadrian in Athens, built around 130 C.E., approximately 1,860 years prior to my taking this picture -
the Acropolis can be seen in the distance, through the Arch		 Arch of Hadrian
The Temple of the Athenian Zeus, with the Acropolis in the background Temple of Zeus Me, sitting amid the ruins of the Temple of the Athenian Zeus, the Acropolis in the background Temple of Zeus
The Plaka, Athens' old town, a great place to shop Plaka Produce market in the Plaka Temple of Zeus
Now, moving on to Delphi, some 90 miles Northwest of Athens: Enjoying a Coca Cola in Athens Plaka
The ruins of Delphi (please, no cracks about the ruin standing there) Delphi ruins The Temple of the Oracles at Delphi Temple of the Oracles
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