Baking Hot at the Acropolis! 28 June

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Now we’re in Greece. We only have one full day in Athens so we wanted to make the most of it. We headed up the Acropolis feeling hot, tired and thirsty. The temperature was 42 degrees. That’s the hottest temperature I’ve ever been in. It was a very exciting morning.

When we got to the top we saw the Parthenon. The Parthenon is an ancient building made by the Greeks for worshipping their gods. In particular they worshipped Athena. Once upon a time in that temple was an 11 metre tall statue of Athena. In her hand she held a smaller, human sized statue of Nike. He was the god of victory. That is why the shoe company chose that name.

All that was left of the Parthenon today was tall columns and crumbled up marble surrounding us. Mum got our black binoculars out and I looked over the edge of the acropolis and was trying to spy on people in their apartments. The view was very beautiful.

When we got down we ate some soggy sandwiches and played with some pigeons. Finn and I named them. Some of my favourites were: Nosey, Pigeon Toady, Pinky, Squirrel, Fatty, and Chubby.

After lunch we strolled into the museum and picked up a kids activity pack. The museum was much cooler than outside, which was nice and refreshing. We had to find statues and artifacts in the museum. It was really fun.

In the evening we had souvlaki for tea. Finn had pork, while the rest of my family had chicken. It was enjoyable.

Goodbye my friends. Amelia out. Love, love, love. Kiss, kiss, kiss. Hug 

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