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Olympic memories
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World wonder
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A very pleasant surprise upon
take off from Athens! We turned
left and flew beside and over
the ...
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I can never tire of admiring
this structure. This pic was
taken using a long range
telephoto (Tamron ...
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Big museum
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Parthenon and Plaka
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The new Acropolis Museum in
Athens. Now finally open. Here
is a telephoto shot of the new
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A typical picture of an atypical
building! Shot from Lycabettus
Hill and showing the wonderful
Plaka ...
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Temple of Zeus
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I've just got to be me!
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B&W for added "old
school" effect. :) Taken
with a Tamron 200-500mm from
Lycabettus ...
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One somewhat tall building in a
sea of low rise Athenian
apartments. The picture probably
makes ...
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Museum and more
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Big view
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The new Acropolis museum is in
the foreground and the Faliro
Sports Pavilion, which hosted
numerous ...
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Including the Olympic complex.
This explains why we always ask
for window seats!
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The Hilton
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Let there be light!
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A classic bit of international
style architecture in the heart
of Athens.
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The most dramatic part of the
midnight mass. Taken in the
idiosyncratic church of Agioi
Isidoroi, ...
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The Holy Fire
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Good Friday ceremony
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Yes, we were close to the
action. :)
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After the joining of several
epitaph processions, the new
Archbishop Ieronymous briefly
addressed a ...
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Moving the epitaph
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Good Friday ceremony at Syntagma
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After the joining of several
epitaph processions, the new
Archbishop Ieronymous briefly
addressed a ...
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Epitaph in motion
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Waiting worshippers
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Waiting to hear the words of
Archbishop Ieronymous.
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Acropolis Museum top floor
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Time to open
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Foolishly I had left the camera
on ISO 1600 -- so this pic is
best viewed small. :)
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Almost...
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