Daily Updates
Week Two: March 27
27 March: Sarah M. and Evan Reporting: March 27, 2003: While certain members of the entourage did not appreciate Evan’s wake up jig early this morning, everyone was out and on the way for our first day on the Acropolis by 7:30. We arrived at the Areopagus, where soon-to-be Dr. Schultz, gave us the proverbial “Down Low” on the Archaic incarnation of the citadel. Our appetites whetted, we finally walked up to the summit to check things out and then learned some more interesting things about the Nike bastion, the old Temple of Athena, the so-called “Bluebeard Temple,” and the Erectheion. (NB: At this point, Drs. Christesen and Schultz made a pact to co-author a brilliant explanation for this hodgepodge of architectural styles, so stay tuned!) At lunch, we stuffed our faces with meat, were ripped off by a swarthy Greek waiter and then saw some pediments in the Acropolis museum; later, we slouched around and ate junk food with impunity.
27 March: Sarah and Evan take us to the Acropolis!
27 March: Breakfast at the Hotel Achilleas.
27 March: The traditional shot on the Areopagus.
27 March: The traditional shot on the Areopagus.
27 March: Professor Christesen climbs up to the Areopagus.
27 March: Dr. Schultz on the Areopagus.
27 March: Looking out over the sprawling city of Athens.
27 March: A great view of the west side of the Acropolis.
27 March: Walking up to the Propylaia for the first time.
27 March: Taking a Break in Front of the Propylaia.
27 March: Michael surveys the scene from the gateway.
27 March: Sarah, Evan and Michael give us some scale for the massive columns.
27 March: The Parthenon.
27 March: The Parthenon.
27 March: The Parthenon.
27 March: The Erechtheum.
27 March: The Erechtheum.
27 March: The East Facade of the Erechtheum.
27 March: Taking notes on the Erechthion.
27 March: Going inside the ropes and standing on the Erechthion porch for closer inspection.
27 March: Inside the Ropes, On the North Porch of the Erechtheum.
27 March: Sarah Contemplates the Ceiling of the North Porch of The Erechtheum, as Dr. Schultz observes.
27 March: Mike Explores the Erechtheum.
27 March: The famous Karyatid Porch on the Erechtheum.
27 March: Our Permit to Enter Closed Sites on the Acropolis.
27 March: Dr. Schultz takes us through the Acropolis Museum.
27 March: The pedimental sculpture from the "Bluebeard Temple".
27 March: Observing the sculptures in the Acropolis Museum.