2025.03.15 Athens: The Beginning of European Civilization (A Self-Drive Tour of Six European Countries, Exploring History and Culture) Part 3

Athens Then and Now · Roman Agora

Ermou Pedestrian Street

Athens Then and Now · Hadrian's Library

Athens Then and Now · Doric Column Forest

Athens Then and Now · Fethiye Mosque

Syntagma Square and Constitution Building

Athens Then and Now · Entering the City through Hadrian's Arch

Strolling along Ordinary Small Streets

Athens Then and Now · Train and Temple, 2474 Years Apart in the Same Frame

Athens Then and Now · Monastiraki Square, Crowded with Winter Tourists

Athens Then and Now · New Paintings of Ancient Scenes, Awaiting Connoisseurs

Athens Then and Now · Polytheism Fades, Orthodox Christianity Unifies

Orthodox Cathedral

Athens Today · The Greek Parliament's Walls Are Mottled, the Crowd in the Square Fades Away

Athens Today · Mountains and Rivers Remain, Where to Find Glory?

Behind the Scenes of This Chapter · Lunch in Athens

1. The Worst Coffee

Greek coffee is yellowish, resembling Turkish coffee. It doesn't smell good and looks dizzying. I tried it carefully, but it was still very hard to drink! Perhaps, "Food or drink that is hard to swallow is because you have tasted something good or the best" — my "famous saying."

This series consists of 10 chapters: 1. Athens, 2. Rome, 3. Tuscany, 4. Milan, 5. Florence, 6. Vatican, 7. Paris, 8. By the Sea, 9. By the Lake, 10. On the Mountain.

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