One Step at a Time: Amazing Athens!

Athens was beautiful, and oozed history! We arrived in Athens on Thursday afternoon. We found our hotel, which was so charming. It was located in the Psiri Area. It is considered the "working class" neighborhood, and was so interesting. We would watch men arriving at their small store fronts, raising the gates, and pulling out their goods, from used books, to hubcaps, to antiques! They would chat, eat breakfast and drink coffee before the customers came.

We went exploring that afternoon, and found The Plaka. This is a charming, cobble-stone street area. It is more touristy, but has shops with EVERYTHING OLIVE...olive wood, olive oil, olive soap! They also have beautiful lace! We found the Parliament, and also many old churches and orange trees! That night, we ate at a charming Greek restaurant! The waitress translated the menu, and it was delicious! the Greek salad and the Greek yogurt were especially tasty! Yum!

The next day we went to the Acropolis Museum, and then The Acropolis. Among the ruins, was The Parthenon. I did not remember that it was the temple built for Athena. Much damage was done, and many statues were taken over the years as armies conquered Greece. It was interesting to see the restoration work that is being done. Columns would have a lighter shade of stone that was the restoration, filling in "missing" parts of the ruin. It is difficult to imagine how all of these ruins were built so many years ago, how the apostle, Paul, walked the same steps, and to imagine all the "life" that has happened there! We LOVED it! The view of Athens was stunning, such a squashed-together city! It was amazing to think how, just as God leads us One Step at a Time, He has led others as well!