We weren’t fully recovered from the sick day but felt that we could venture out. We checked our Athens City Ticket and decided to try something not too strenuous. (Debbie said that she still had to get up early and that probably Joyce needed more rest for her cold. )
The first stop was Kerameikos. History Moment: Kerameikos was actually the cemetery of ancient Athens and was in use from the 9th century BC until Roman times. The area took its name from “keramos”, which means pottery in Greek, from the numerous pottery workshops that existed in the area before it was turned into a cemetery. Yes, we went to another cemetery. (Debbie thinks she is turning into her brother). This cemetery was nice and shady with a museum, some olive trees and a bathroom.
One thing that we have noticed is the number of stray cats. They were everywhere around the ruins. Debbie’s Interpretation: There are a lot of cats and Greek people are cat people. The cats don’t jump on your table or lap so that is okay. (Debbie for the record is a dog person. Joyce has the potential to go full blown cat lady. )
Our second stop was the library of Hadrian. History Moment: The library was built 132-134 AD as a gift to the city of Athens from the Roman Emperor Hadrian. We liked the library because there were not that many tourists and we could a better view of Hadrian’s wall. The wall views showed how some of the later houses incorporated the wall as part of their house.
After the library, we stopped to eat. Jerry ordered the meat platter and was not able to finish it all. (It was surprising that any meat was left in Athens after that platter was cooked). He brought home meat for the whole village that night with take-away. Jerry and his backpack were very popular with the cats in the afternoon.
Our final destination was the Roman Agora. History Moment: The Roman Agora consists of a large, open-air courtyard surrounded by colonnades on all four sides. On the eastern side, there were also a series of shops. On the southern side was a fountain. The main entrance was on the west (Gate of Athena Archegetis), and there was a second entrance (or propylon) on the east, leading up to a public latrine and the “Tower of the Winds.” The nickname “Tower of the Winds” was derived from the personifications of the 8 winds carved on the 8 sides of the building. The Roman Agora became the main market of the city, taking over many of the commercial functions of the Greek Agora. What is nice about the Roman Agora was very few crowds and everything was fairly open.
We noticed some direction issues that day and suffered bouts of irritability. These bouts included the following.
- Yelling at motorcycle riders to get out of the way and let us cross.
- Stink eyed (Yes, it is a word) other patrons in the restaurant for acting incorrectly
- Quacking at people
- Shoving a man onto the train to make room for their sick colleagues (The colleagues pretended that they did not know anyone else on the train especially the shover)
- Room clearing coughing fits
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For the good of our health and Athens, we called it an early day. Plus Jerry was building a following with the strays.
