Athens

Today we checked out of our wonderful airbnb in Zakynthos and caught the ferry back to the mainland Greece. Then we drove the 3.5 hrs back to Athens. Since we arrived it's been chilly and drizzly; apparently it had been raining all morning but luckily we missed that. We were able to check into our airbnb just fine and then we walked to the Acropolis.

The Acropolis is an ancient citadel located on a tall rocky hill overlooking the city. It contains the remains of several significant buildings, the most famous being the Parthenon. The Parthenon was built in 447 BC and is a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It's pretty impressive sitting on top of the hill. 

Also inside the Acropolis is the propylaea which was the gateway into the acropolis. Then there's also the Erechtheion is another temple that was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.

The Erechtheion:

Look at those pillars!

The propylaea:

The Erechtheion on the left and Parthenon on the right:

Getting into the Acropolis was pretty pricey at 20 euro/person, but we obviously couldn't leave Greece without seeing it. After leaving there we were looking for dinner, so we walked back towards our airbnb to a place our host recommended. But once we got there we found out they didn't actually have food. So then we retraced our steps to a pizza place which turned out to be a delivery-only place without any seating. So we ended up walking almost back to the Acropolis before we stumbled on an Italian place which turned out to be really good. When we got there there were two other couples and they were both from the US as well. How strange!

Tomorrow we fly to Helsinki Finland, where we begin the last stage of our international journey: Scandinavia!