Greece 2011 spring Break

The New Acropolis Museum of Athens, Greece is built over ancient Greek ruins ( opened in 2009)

Excavation of the Ancient Greek ruins underneath the New Museum 

The Temple of Zeus the Olympian, called Jupiter by the Romans. These ruins are directly in Front of the Hotel we stayed in 

The Panathenaic Stadium (olympic stadium) is where the first modern olympic games took place in 1896 and most recently used as the finishing point of the 2004 olympics marathon.  

The National Library in Athens, using Ancient Greek architecture

Part of the Acropolis. Note that the muses hold up the roof of this structure. Also note the large of ruins in the foreground. Restoration work continues to be done on the Parthenon and surrounding buildings.

The Parthenon.The white marble that you see in parts of it is where it is been replaced/repaired. A statue of Athena once stood inside The Parthenon. The PArthenon was built to Honor Athena

A different Angle of the Panathenaic Stadium

Presidential Guards doing their hourly unusual ceremonial march around the Palace. Look at the fluffy things on the tip of their shoes.

 A dog playing in the spring flowers around the Temple of Zeus

Two Greek architectural triumphs in one Photo, Temple of Zeus and The PArthenon

Column decoration on the Temple of Zues

 The entrance of a Greek Orthodox Church. There are many fine examples of these churches around Athens

 The Temple of Poseidon built on a clifftop (Cape Sounio), built in 44 B.C.E with a commanding view of the surrounding ocean,  to protect the sailors who sailed the Aegean sea 

The Temple of Poseidon built for sailors to pray to the sea for safe travels

A small fishing boat anchored in a safe cove on the island of Aegina. The waters around Aegina are crystal clear.

A street scene where a sea side restaurant  looks over the port of Aegina

The Amphitheatre of Dionysus located on the slopes of the Acropolis. In recent times stars like Elton John and Liza Minnelli have performed here

Greece is Famous for Olive products, Feta Cheese and dried fruits like Figs. Here all Greek traditional products are sold by Nick the shopkeeper 

Profile N... for.... I don't know?

Heyo Its Dzaim and Im profile N and it easier for me to learn when I move around constantly to keep my attention, also if I need to it will help if i turned my dominant ear to a speaker so I can hear what he/she is speaking properly. When I am stressed my whole brain shuts down ad I can't act and the way to unlock my brain is brain gym i hope this help you Ms.Whiting to better effectively teach me.

Kristalnachts- The Night Of Crystals

Kristalnacht was at the was one of the largest acts of anti-Semitism  in the world, every Jewish business,  was burned and Nazis claimed only 100 were killed although the true number of dead are known we can estimate its way more than what he Nazis had said all Nazi supporters were rallied to do Kristalnacht and even young kids who were in the Hitler youth were sent to burn all Jewish books and paintings. The Hitler Youth was a place were boys were trained and indoctrinated to be future sldiers of the Fatherland and they all would not hesitate to do anything but serve the Fuhrer