We dedicated our second day in Athens to the Acropolis, and rightfully so. I could have spent all day exploring the area. It was so amazing! I just wish everything wasn’t being restored and covered in scaffolding, but what can you do.
After visiting the actual Acropolis, we went to see the collection at the Acropolis Museum. Before visiting the museum, we grabbed lunch at the cafe on the roof. I had this really amazing chic pea salad with sun dried tomatoes. and of course, I had a mid-afternoon cappuccino to push through the rest of the day.
I love, love, loved this museum. It was designed by Bernard Tschumi and I was just so impressed with how closely the building and the collection were tied together. The entire top floor houses the Parthenon frieze, and is laid out exactly as it would have been if it were still atop the Acropolis.
After the museum we returned to the area of our hotel to do some shopping before we headed to the airport to fly to Santorini.
Overall I was really impressed with Athens. I had low expectations of the city from friends who had visited in the past, but I have nothing bad to say about the city. We had a lovely time there- I only wish we had a few more days.