Athens - Our Final Day

Our final day in Athens began with us packing up and storing our luggage, and then we went for our last walkabout.  The wide walkway is beautiful and it leads around the base of the Acropolis to the Ancient Agora - the central area where people originally settled.  
It was a commercial, political, religious, and cultural hub where the greatest Greeks such as Plato, Socrates, Demosthenes, theorized, spoke out and debated. 

Acropolis above the Agora

The Stoa of Attalos

This is a replica of the main commerce area called the Stoa of Attalos which was built around 140 BC;  the Agora Museum is now housed inside along the back area of it.

Early barbecues!

This was used to time people making speeches; water was poured into the top bowl and there's a small hole in the bottom of it at the front.  When it all drains into the bottom bowl your time's up!

Church of the Holy Apostles

Original artwork on the ceiling is beautiful

This church was my favourite thing in the Agora area, it was tucked away in a far corner.  

Once we finished our last walk through we went for lunch, picked up our luggage and then met our driver who took us to the airport.  Then it was on to London to overnight, then back home the following morning - we've seen so many things and have had a great time, the trip of a lifetime!