Greece Pictures

This is the Stadium for the first contemporary olympic games in 1894.


This is a view of athens from Lykavittos hill. It looks like it goes on forever! It was a sunny day, but it looked like there was this layer of SMOG all over the city. Athens wasn't the cleanest city.

I thought this was amusing. It was "JAPAN DAY" in athens and these ladies walked around posing like this! Um, why are there so many japanese in GREECE?
Ruins - leading into some theatre right near the acropolis.


Changing of the guards... it was unique. They make lots of motions with their shoes.

Ok, so we tried to take a picture with all three of us and when we went up there, he STOMPED HIS GUN to the floor and then the attendant guy and yelled at us "ONLY TWO!!!!" It was scary.

Stuffed tomatoes, dolmades, pork slouvaki. yum!


The sanctuary of Olympian Zeus, on the the most important and ancient sanctuaries in Athens was built by Deucalion the first ancestor of the Greeks as a tribute to Zeus for his salvation after the deluge.
It was erected in 515 BC.

View of the acropolis. You can see part of the parthenon. The arch there is Hadrians arch

This is in the ancient Agora (marketplace) you can see how HIGH the acropolis actually is!

Athens from on top of the Acropolis - that big hill in the background is Lykavittos hill


Parthenon. ughhhh scaffolding!!!

This is on the way to Sounion where the Temple of Poseiden is. You can see it in this picture. It was so pretty!


Temple of Poseiden - So it was erected for Poseiden the god of the sea or something. Apparently in ancient times this temple was the first thing that sailors coming into Greece would see. So the wives of sailors would come here and pray for the safety of their husbands while at sea.


THIS is why you need to go to greece!

Scotland Pictures

We went on this free walking tour ... and the only worthwhile thing we learned from it was about this heart in the middle of the street. It was built associated with some building people hated so everytime they walked by they would SPIT into the heart to mark their disgust. When the building was taken down, the heart remained and natives still walk by and spit into it. So... if you ever find yourself walking down Royal Mile ... don't step on it.

This is Hamish the highland bull. We stopped at this rest stop and he lives there... people can feed him vegetables and things.

This is haggis - the scottish 'specialty" (its the middle one) served with turnips and potatoes. I was kind of sad it didn't come in the stomach thing I saw pictures of. I dont really know what it is... but it tasted like ssundae

waterfall - it was raining.

Glencoe (glen is the scottish word for valley with steep sides).

This is Loch Ness (loch is just the scottish word for lake) It is so deep you can fit ALL of the people in the world in it apparently. impressive!


It rained so much that day this dam was working at full capacity!


Edinburgh - you can sort of make out Edinburgh castle.


View of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat . I didn't realize how close to the ocean it was!


Arthur's Seat. After you climb that, there is more.


I climbed that. This is "arthur's seat" which is this really big hill. It was actually really dangerous bec there was intermittent raining, VERY POWERFUL wind, and at one point hail. The path is these stone steps that got pretty slippery - my friends wouldn't come with me... hahahaha
At the top it was SO WINDY I had to stand at a 45 degree angle with the ground just to stay still. I like couldn't breathe it was so windy. do you SEE how small those people are in that picture!


People in kilts. hahahahahaha

Edinburgh castle - it was raining. a lot. Honestly the castle really wasn't that impressive and not really worth the 11 POUNDS it costs to get in (NO DISCOUNTS TO STUDENTS!!!) But maybe it was bec. it was like ALL OUTSIDE and pouring and cold...