Panathenaic Stadium
Originally, since the 6th century BC, a racecourse stood at the site. It hosted the Panathenaic Games (also known as the Great Panathenaea), a religious and athletic festival celebrated every four years in honour of the goddess Athena. The racecourse had no formal seating and the spectators sat on the natural slopes on the side of the ravine. (source)
Our first sightseeing on landing Athens, we visited the Panathenaic Stadium.
Next, we visited Plaka shopping street for some shopping and late lunch or snack. One of the oldest neighbourhood of the city of Athens.
As we were not very hungry, ate so many meals in the two flights of Qatar Airways hahaha, so we just had some ice cream.
Also we bought some nuts and snacks from the vendor (similar to our local Kachang Puteh Man)
After spending some time in Plaka Shopping Street, we just walked to the next destination that is nearby.
Acropolis of Athens, located on a rocky hill, lots of pebbles around, need good walking shoes for all the walking and climbing. Even though is quite a good climb, we were able to climb without any problems as we rest few times listening to the local guide explanation of the history.
The arena looked so impressive.
Best place to capture the sun setting
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