A week through history: Athens, Agistri Island, and Galataki village
I have, for a long time, always wanted to travel to Greece. Asides from wanting to visit my relatives there, I also had a yearning to explore the ancient sites. Florent and I had discussed in length of our trip to Athens, but when the time finally arrived, we were both unsure of how it would go. Through a series of long and detailed messages between my relatives, we were recommended many sites and places to explore and were offered a home to stay, located in the heart of Athens. Our first stop was the New Acropolis Museum where we learned about the history of the Parthenon which began in 447 BC and read extensively about how it was built and the destruction that it went through with the invasion of the Ottomans and the Venetian Empire. It has been used for many things including a temple for Athena, a Christian church, and a mosque. It sits on top of the Acropolis hill, standing tall as a symbol of Greece, overlooking the city of Athens. The day that we went, it was incredibly ...