National Archeologic Museum, Athens
13 September 2007- Thursday
archaic area of Kouri (statues which mimic Egyptian in that one foot forward and limited anatomic detail) then the unfolding of the classical Greek period with great detail of expression, etc. He turned us loose after some funerary stela and the bronzes like the boy on a horse- actually 2 (Mr V also staes he wasnGseparte finds put together- Only one place we couldn't photograph at all was a restoration of a bigger than life woman with a great expression completely enveloped with a pleated gown. Geore gave us 30 minutes to do what we wanted. I zoomed over to a visiting exhibition on the sculpture Praxiteles-with item from Vatican, Louvre and several other museums. Mostly photos of sculptures and photos of description- will read them later- another 10 minutes to the wing with the statues of the god of medicine -Aesculapius- with votive statues etc, then 10 minutes to work my way out of the museum and punctual at entrance to museum, but no one else there- 5 minutes of worry and then back into the museum to the gift shop and there is everyone including
George. I guess we were on Greek time.
Back to hotel for lunch but I walk 3 blocks to a post office to get postcard stamps. it is the only place to buy stamps unlike France where you can usually get them everywhere they sell pc. Goode lunch bags out by 11 and backpacks in storage- and then 2 hours more of our friend from Indiana- any other speaker would have lost his audience, but this guy is so goodit was not a problem- but he ran out of time and didn't cover religion which I was looking forward to,
Bus on time at 4pm and half hour drive to Piraeus the port of Athens. Large ferry boat belching diesel fumes and a huge steep staircase to climb glad to see everyone made it to reception where George did his room switches so that the large people did not have to climb into upper bunks- finally got my closet (room) inside, no windows- I didn't like it but it's just overnight. Ship leaves on time at 5pm and dinner at 7 consisting of shredded cabbage salad, spaghetti with meat sauce and canned peach halves- Unpleasant incidence with 84 yo Lithuanian who I found fuming at reception while I was inspecting the ship and he stated George had not assigned him a room and the receptionist wouldn't give him a room without George's permission. (George is unloading the bags from the bus). Mr V also states he wasn't picked up at the airport and had to take a cab to the hotel-(an eye witness said she saw the guy with the sign at the airport but Mr V missed it). Lots of shooting in Greek and Lithuanian accents and then calm returned to the dining room.
To the "closet" after dinner and watched one episode of Rome- Tom McGlone's B'day gift- as the ship began to pitch and roll.
archaic area of Kouri (statues which mimic Egyptian in that one foot forward and limited anatomic detail) then the unfolding of the classical Greek period with great detail of expression, etc. He turned us loose after some funerary stela and the bronzes like the boy on a horse- actually 2 (Mr V also staes he wasnGseparte finds put together- Only one place we couldn't photograph at all was a restoration of a bigger than life woman with a great expression completely enveloped with a pleated gown. Geore gave us 30 minutes to do what we wanted. I zoomed over to a visiting exhibition on the sculpture Praxiteles-with item from Vatican, Louvre and several other museums. Mostly photos of sculptures and photos of description- will read them later- another 10 minutes to the wing with the statues of the god of medicine -Aesculapius- with votive statues etc, then 10 minutes to work my way out of the museum and punctual at entrance to museum, but no one else there- 5 minutes of worry and then back into the museum to the gift shop and there is everyone including
George. I guess we were on Greek time.
Back to hotel for lunch but I walk 3 blocks to a post office to get postcard stamps. it is the only place to buy stamps unlike France where you can usually get them everywhere they sell pc. Goode lunch bags out by 11 and backpacks in storage- and then 2 hours more of our friend from Indiana- any other speaker would have lost his audience, but this guy is so goodit was not a problem- but he ran out of time and didn't cover religion which I was looking forward to,
Bus on time at 4pm and half hour drive to Piraeus the port of Athens. Large ferry boat belching diesel fumes and a huge steep staircase to climb glad to see everyone made it to reception where George did his room switches so that the large people did not have to climb into upper bunks- finally got my closet (room) inside, no windows- I didn't like it but it's just overnight. Ship leaves on time at 5pm and dinner at 7 consisting of shredded cabbage salad, spaghetti with meat sauce and canned peach halves- Unpleasant incidence with 84 yo Lithuanian who I found fuming at reception while I was inspecting the ship and he stated George had not assigned him a room and the receptionist wouldn't give him a room without George's permission. (George is unloading the bags from the bus). Mr V also states he wasn't picked up at the airport and had to take a cab to the hotel-(an eye witness said she saw the guy with the sign at the airport but Mr V missed it). Lots of shooting in Greek and Lithuanian accents and then calm returned to the dining room.
To the "closet" after dinner and watched one episode of Rome- Tom McGlone's B'day gift- as the ship began to pitch and roll.
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