Got all the way to the Acropolis to find out that it was closed due to a protest. Something about increasing the retirement age I think. Probably why the country is bankrupt.

Protest at the Acropolis being covered by the local media. We couldnt get in to see any of it. I'm still pissed and will be for a long time.

Acropolis, meaning side of the city. The Parthanon is one of several temples that sits atop it.

Our trusty tour guide for the day. This guy could drive a taxi in NYC with no problems.

This is the guard house in front of the Greek presidential palace.

Temple of Zeus - I darkened the color of the columns. see the other similar photo with the natural color.

Temple of Zeus

I don't know but i love this picture. I was like, where is this dog going??

Site of the first modern Olympics held in 1896. The modern Athens Marathon commemorates the run of the soldier Pheidippides from a battlefield at the site of the town of Marathon, Greece, to Athens in 490 B.C. Legend has it that Pheidippides delivered the momentous message "Niki!" ("victory"), then collapsed and died. These bench seats are all made of stone.

This column from the Temple of Zeus has been lying here since 1865 but stood since the 3rd century BC.

Lots of cats

You can get a sense of the scale of the Temple of Zeus with the people around it.

Another Hard Rock checked off the list. Sheree and I have a hobby of collecting a magnet from each of them whenever we hit a city that has one. I know it's lame but we cant stop now.

ah duh, the Acropolis.