PICTURE 1; A VIEW OF THE TURKISH MOUNTAINS

Our flight to Greece routed around mainland Turkey, with a magnificent view of its snow covered peaks. But that’s not all, a few kilometres below, sadly not included in this photo, is Greece’s famous crystal blue sea, with hoards of little islands, ranging in size with a range of eco-systems whether that be desert or mountainous held no pattern. My thought on this beautiful sight brought me to the question “why cant bodering countries ever get along?”
Greece and Turkey have a history of violence even though they so closely related.

PICTURE 2 ; THE ACROPOLIS’ PARTHENON
On our first day in Athens we visited the pathenon; a temple over 2439 years old dedicated to the goddess of wisdom- Athena. The acropolis earns its name from Acro-edge, polis-city- the edge of the city. A tour guide gave us a basic review of the parthenons history and honestly the most impressive is when the Venitians blew it up and the fact that it remains standing today. Even though most of it is in other countries I can honestly say it is a good sign of ancient Greek architecture and by far, the most impressive ancient artefact I have ever seen.

PICTURE 3 A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE
On the way down the acropolis we spotted an old horse drawn carriage, that taxes people up and down the hill of the acropolis. With no particular revelance to the trip this photo is a good taste to what old Athens has in store for tourist.

PICTURE NUMBER 4 1896 OLYMPIC STADIAM
This 115 year old structure is one of the most amazing buildings in Greece but considering its early modern character it shows the Greek love for building with marble from ancient times to present day. The basic structure shows how much can change in 100 years time, as when you compare this to the Olympic stadium it seems as just one of the competition course, also not only the size but the a changed amazingly after the past century.

PICTURE NUMBER 5 A VEIW OF ATHENS
This is a picture of Athens picturesque landscape, taken from lycavitos church. The view is an amazing mix of sea mountains and hills but the ocean of buildings in between is gargantuan. The first time I saw Athens I was truly stunned, previously beliving it would be a diminutive little city a little bigger than Nicosia. Now I realise the metropolitan size of it and like any other metropolis it has both good and bad aspects to it. with slums and posh areas I can honestly it is definitely a city worth visiting, the locals and foreiners are both friendly and helpful but like any city of over 4,000