The First Floor Of The Stoa Of Attalos To Reopen In Athens

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3-31-2012 @ 2:15AM

Mike said...

The photo is taken from atop a nearby ridge. I have an almost identical shot from last October. The funny thing with the Greeks currently is they need tourists to help with the economy but they strike in protest so much that nothing is open for the tourists to see. The day we spent in Athens the Acropolis was locked closed and this complex above was also closed. I asked our cab driver, who struck two days before, whether it made sense to stay off work when you need the income and he sheepishly replied "not at all". The sanitation workers have been on strike forever so every corner of Athens has trash piled in huge heaps. If the museums are open the cabbies are on strike, if the cabbies are working the museums are closed, if the buses are on strike you can't get around anywhere.

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