Our hotel is right beneath the acropolis and right next to the plaka. A perfect location for great views, delicious food, and some good shopping. I bought a bag for only 8 euro to replace my old orange one.
Before we went up to the acropolis we went through the museum at the base of the mountain as well as the national archaeological museum a few metro stops away (yet another metro that puts MUNI to shame). We learned a lot about what were would see at the acropolis and visualizing what the city would have looked like in 300 B.C. became much easier.
The acropolis is huge, and they still haven't excavated everything. I think that the restoration work began in the early 1980s, and they still have a lot of work to do. It would be cool to come back and be able to walk inside the Parthenon.
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