Beautiful Murals

Tombs have decorated walls, right?

 

Turn the Corner...

... and all of a sudden you see a tomb. It's not Philip's, but it's another noble.  You look down on it and it is just like it was when they discovered it.

 

Some Grave Goods

A few items near the entrance to the museum, gathered from the area.

 

The Official Description of the Tomb

The words describe what the tomb is and how it was found. The model shows the layout of the place. Honestly, I feel this place is more than worth the visit, and it's so untouted.

 

Vergina - Tomb of Philip II of Macedon

This is one of those places you have to visit to believe.  Back in the 1980's, archaeologists decided to dig up a tumulus in a rural village in the middle of no where.  Turns out it was the tomb of Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great's dad. Alexander built it. The museum is inside the tumulus and most items are close to intact. So you see it how it was left. These are grave markers by the entrance.

 

Athens in the Evening

This photo tour was cut short by Andreas' phone getting stolen. But these ones were either from his larger camera or were uploaded to the cloud before it was pickpocketed on the metro.  They're pretty, but it was odd having him come home - early - with his tour guide in tow. Never did recover the phone, but it was a brick to the pickpockets, at least. And the tour guide was so apologetic. 

These photos were so pretty, too. The window is at a house. The museum under this is the new Acropolis museum. You can eat out on that pier in front. Andreas had his phone out to take photos in the metro, since most of the stations have archaeology in them. And when he put it away - the pickpockets saw where and took advantage. At that point, thieves hadn't had any real business for two years and were extra pushy. They did report it to the police, who saw the pickpockets escaping. The Athens police shrugged.

 

Athens Outdoors

Lots of outdoor pics of Athens from Andreas' photo tour.

 

Out Standing

 

Andreas got these statues, too. I have no idea who they are.

Greek Parliament House

Andreas went on a photography tour. This was one of the first stops.

 

Area of the Temple of Poseidon

The area around the Temple of Poseidon is beautiful and stark.