Of course, the ancient Greeks painted most of the buildings and statues in what today would be considered garish colors.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 9:41 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I agree. Those streets seem very "un-city". I saw it briefly (the > Acropolis, that is), from the Airport during a late night stopover. They > didn't have floodlights in ancient Greek times but it must have looked > quite impressive from below on a bright moonlit night. > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 3:28 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESOs (3) - Acropolis > > Lovely images, Rick. > > The acropolis is one of the true gems of Western civilization, and you have > portrayed it quite well. The Plaka, at the base of the Acropolis, is a > charming neighborhood, much more enjoyable than the modern sections of > Athens, which are so beset by graffiti and urban decay. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 8:15 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > > A colleague and I took the half-hour uphill walk from the hotel to the top >> of the Acropolis. The narrow streets (?) are lined with restaurants and >> cafes. >> >> The destination: >> https://photos.smugmug.com/Acropolis/i-mV94MsD/0/ >> ac4bbe30/O/Athens%204-17%20%23-40.jpg >> >> Part way up: >> https://photos.smugmug.com/Acropolis/i-RSN9NZ3/0/ >> 54229de1/O/Athens%204-17%20%23-33.jpg >> >> More to go: >> https://photos.smugmug.com/Acropolis/i-WgtXGCT/0/ >> 838148f7/O/Athens%204-17%20%23-35.jpg >> >> Comments appreciated. >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
