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AllieMark: Mark (and Allie's hearts game) wait at Heathrow after ~24 hours of traveling
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AllieMark: Allie and her first Athenian cat (more to come...)
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AllieMark: Graffiti is surprisingly abundant in Athens, though this one cracked us up
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AllieMark: Our first view of the Parthenon
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AllieMark: Well-dressed Athenians for a performance at the Herod Atticus Odeon beneath the Acropolis
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AllieMark: Allie looking over the Herod Atticus Odeon from the Acropolis
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AllieMark: Mark at the Acropolis
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AllieMark: Standing on marble polished by 2000+ years of footsteps
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AllieMark: Friezes at the Acropolis, waiting to be reincorporated into their larger structure
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AllieMark: The Parthenon, undergoing restoration work (much as it was when was last here in 2001)
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AllieMark: Sunbeam over the Parthenon
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AllieMark: Ancient theater of Dinoysos, with the Acropolis museum in the background
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AllieMark: Looking out over Athens to the sea from the Acropolis
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AllieMark: Allie and Mark in front of the Parthenon
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AllieMark: The Erechtheion, adorned with five Caryatids (one of which is missing, as it is in the London Museum)
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AllieMark: The Greek flag flying over the Acropolis
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AllieMark: Allie atop the Acropolis
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AllieMark: A view of Lycabettus hill, to which we would later walk
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AllieMark: The walls of the Acropolis
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AllieMark: A view of Athens through a wall of the Acropolis
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AllieMark: The ceiling of the Erechtheion, showing the effects of 2500 years of weathering
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AllieMark: The olive tree in front of the Erechtheion, a gift from Athena
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AllieMark: Enjoying a picnic lunch above the Ancient Agora
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AllieMark: A view of the Ancient Agora from our lunch spot - this rock has been polished smooth from 3K years of footsteps
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AllieMark: Allie navigating the foot-polished smooth rock
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AllieMark: Allie discovers another Athenian cat
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AllieMark: Make that three Athenian cats
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AllieMark: Watching the sun set over the Agora
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AllieMark: Dinner at Damigos in the Plaka district- great food, good prices
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AllieMark: Letting sleeping dogs lie - there are a good number on the streets of Athens, but all we've met have been friendly