Greece

GREECE
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A vacation trip - Me ( by myself )
2000

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ATHENS
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Theater by the Acropolis

View of theater from the Acropolis

Entrance of Acropolis

Parthenon (under re-construction)
So many loose rocks lying around you need to be careful while walking around the area

The caryatids on Porch of the Maidens -- part of the Erechtheum
(Lord Elgin took one of these to the U.K. )

The Erechtheum
Built in the 4th century BC

View from Acropolis

Changing of Guards at Tomb of Unknown Soldier

Capuchin Convent -- now in ruins -- where Lord Byron stayed in Athens
The monument of Lysikrates built in 334 BC is still standing

Lord Byron Memorial statue at the corner of the Zappeion Gardens and
across the street from the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch.

Athen's Byron statue
View from across the street from statue to show how tall it is.
(A very busy traffic intersection! )

Panathenian Stadium
(site of the first modern Olympic Games)

Olympic Game Memorials
(these are on both sides of the stands)

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CAPE SOUNION
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Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
Arriving late afternoon (it was a nice trip getting up here on the coastal road)

Temple of Poseidon
(Inside these walls, Lord Byron carved his name)

View from the Temple of Poseidon
(It really is a panoramic view of the Aegean Sea)

Another view from the Temple of Poseidon

Temple of Poseidon
Sun starting to set behind it

Temple of Poseidon
As the sun sets, it's like stepping back in time looking at the ruined temple

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ANCIENT CORINTH
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Corinth Canal (very deep down)

Ancient port of Kechreai where apostle Paul landed in Greece

Ancient Corinth

Where the apostle Paul preached. The ruins below are opposite this spot. In background on mountain-top is the Corinth fortess.

Ancient Corinth Ruins -- Temple of Apollo on above hillside.

Temple of Apollo

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Island of Kefalonia
( This trip was made to Argostoli & Metaxata --- specifically to see Lord Byron sites )
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Sign on road leading to Byron's rock in Metaxata

Byron's Rock

Byron's Rock with a marble memorial of Lord Byron's quote written in Greek "If I am a poet, I owe it to the air of Greece" Byron used to sit here and write his poetry, and it is not far from his house. It doesn't look like it, but there's a steep drop down from here with houses below. (Couldn't resist sitting on his rock!)

The site of Byron's house in Metaxata, Kefalonia

Plaque at site Byron monument Area in front

The site of Byron's house in Metaxata, Kefalonia. The house collapsed during an earthquake in 1953. A small park area with monument stand in it's place.

Owners of the hotel where I stayed --- Cefalonia Star Hotel ---very nice, friendly and is facing the harbor of Argostoli.

A Byron Corner -- In the Argostoli museum

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LONDON, ENGLAND
(A stop over in London to see more Lord Byron sites )
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Lord Byron bust, John Murray's Publishing Co.
Lord Byron Bust
On staircase landing going up to John Murray's parlor.
At the Murray Publishing Co., 50 Albemarle St., London

John Murray's parlor, London
John Murray's Parlor

Where literary gentlemen met -- the framed picture on the Bookcase shelf is a watercolor of this room -- Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott are standing in almost the same spot this photo was taken. (See below) Also, the fireplace is the one that Lord Byron's memoirs were burned after his death in 1824.

Byron House, St. James Street, London

Where Byron lived in 1809 -- it's hard to see due to the reflection of the buiding across the street, but there is an etched profile of Byron in the glass above the doorway.

Albany House, London

This is where Lord Byron lived in 1814 -- there is a plaque in the hallway, showing it was originally the resident of Duke of York, and then converted to Apartments -- Byron was in #2.

Location of White's Gentlemen's Club, St. James Street
( Very popular during Lord Byron's time )

St. James Palace

At the time I was here, these 19th century carriages waited in front. A lot of people stood arround to see who would enter them.

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