December 26, 2010

Now I've found, the greatest love of all is mine ♥

Last night in Greece! :(


Abundance of orange trees on the streets of Athens.
Plucked one and aunt tried it. Juicy! :D
Yea, yea. I KNOW I have lots of pictures of the Acropolis but it's nice!
Taking the Metro. It wasn't on strike on Boxing day. It was since we got here. Politics. pfft.
Interior of the Metro station is awesome cos it used to be on top of ruins. So they excavated it and placed it all around in exhibition cases in the station, therefore making it half museum as well as a train station!

Athens Flea Market. So many things to see and admire (: I like flea markets. Can spend hours and hours and hours there..
Army stuffs. So cool. I is wants the helmet! (:

Random things sold at the flea market.
Super awesome vintage cars. If only I was rich enough to buy it all and display it at home. Super cool (:
Antique camera I was playing around with and felt so sad to let go of :( I want :( i heart vintage stuffs. *sigh* especially cameras!
All kinds of lenses on sale (:
Super cool antique/old school cameras for sale!
Roasted chestnuts aunt was addicted to. 2EUR for 6 PIECES :/
South American performance on the streets. It is quite nice to listen to but they were trying to sell their record as well!
Man sawing the meat off the skewer for me (:
My super yummy pork kebab. Costed me 9EUR though :(
Fried eggplants.
Aunt's Beef Kebab.
Steps leading up to the Acropolis.
Acropolis.
Little boy playing the accordion. He smiled for the photo. So cute (:
Ending the day with one LARGE scoop of Chocolate Parfait ice cream (which is super delish!). Got the rainbow earrings from the flea market. A guy handmade them! Weee! So happy to look at and wear them. (:

ευχαριστώ Ελλάδα! (which translates thank you Greece!) Leaving in about 24 hours to London to celebrate the new year! All in all, I had a GREAT trip in Greece!! (:

xoxo, elvyna.

December 25, 2010

Chocolates for dinner, that's Christmas for me! (:

Ruins of the temple of Zeus.

Olympic Stadium.

Zappeion; first ever Olympic building.
Merry go rounds and rides. Happy place (:
Greek guard. Funny costume, i feel. Skirt and pom pom shoes :/
Parliament Building with the memorial tomb of soldiers who've died for Greece in the front.
Man selling pretty colourful balloons! spot the spongebob one! (:
Changing of guards.

King Constantine.
Monastiraki.
Kebab.Monastery in the middle of the town.
Awesome view of the Acropolis and other ruins in the middle of Monastiraki town.
Some ruins that used to be a mosque I think, when Greece was conquered by the Turkish side, I THINK :/
Super cool place! Rock on which Paul the missionary stood on and preached the gospel of Christ to the Greeks for the first time ever! (: Felt so surreal to actually be at the same place as he was so many years ago (:
View of the city of Athens from St Paul's rock.
The rocks. Slippery doh :(
Ruins atop a hill. Forgot what each were already. The guide was explaining but my brain can't take all the info at once :/
Theatre of Dionysus (Greek God of party,drinking, theatre) (:
Acropolis Museum. Interesting fact: Built in the same dimension as the Parthenon and it is built at an angle which reflects the Parthenon during the day (: oh, and it's also built on some ruins as well therefore, the glass floors on some parts.

Work table to paint the statues/sculptures (:
Replica of the Parthenon made with Alabaster which aunt bought! (: Pretty!
Free Christmas lunch for all in the hostel. Cauliflower with cheese, turkey with gravy and stuffings!
Theatre of Dionysus at night.
Acropolis on a hill at night. Shaky hands I have :(
More twinkly light trees! (: Happy happy!
Emperor Hadrian's wall.
Pretty chocolates in a shop along the street.


xoxo, elvyna.