Athens, Greece – Saturday Morning Kallidromiou Street Market

Recommended by my Airbnb host as one of the best street markets in Athens, I walked the short distance to the Saturday morning Kallidromiou Street Market to check it out.  I wasn’t disappointed! The streets were freshly rinsed from the morning’s rain and thunderstorm.  The narrow street was filled with cart after cart of fresh…

Athens, Greece – National Archaeological Museum – Sculpture Collection – Statuette of Pan

Pan, the goat-footed god sits crossed legged on a rock, probably planning mischief. S, 🇬🇷

Athens, Greece – National Archaeological Museum – The Prehistoric Collection

I was overwhelmed with the vast prehistoric collection.   I narrowed my focus on artifacts that caught my eye and were reminiscent of the ancient Greece represented in history books I remembered from my youth. S, 🇬🇷 Prehistoric Civilizations Funerary Steles Funeral Death Masks Funeral Death Mask with Breastplate and Cup Funerary Death Mask with…

Athens, Greece – First Visit To The National Archaeological Museum

I started my first full day in Athens with cappuccino from the corner cafe while savouring yesterday’s quiches purchased at a nearby bakery.   As I sipped my delicious morning kick-start, I opened the map of Athens, located my apartment in the middle of it, then mapped out where I wanted to go and how…