On our way galavanting to the Acropolis, we stopped by the famous Mars Hill, where the Apostle Paul preached to the Athenians about 1950 years ago. The whole hill is made of raw marble, most of which is smoothed out from thousands of years of rubbing Greek and foreign feet. From this perch, you can see the entirety of western Athens, from the port of Piraeus to downtown Omonia, to the Ancient Agora, to the foothills of Attica. It is really breathtaking. After leaving the Hill, which is usually packed with people, we headed up the hill to the Acropolis, a clearly visible landmark from almost anywhere in Athens. There are no steps up to Acropolis, it's just marble flagstones and slabs that lead up to the front gates. We got our tickets from a previous vendor at the Library of Hadrian, which cost me 12 euro (not Colleen, she got in for free), and allowed you into any of the Archaeological sites in and around Athens. The Acropolis has several Archaeological sites besides the Parthenon, but the Parthenon is definitely the largest and most impressive!--Jesse
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