Greece - Day 4 Free day in Athens

In the morning we went to an English church service in Athens at International Christian Fellowship. It was a very diverse congregation. They served snacks and drinks afterwards and I think some of the people were there just for that. We met one person who was from Persia. He had broken English so was hard to understand but I think he said he was a refuge.

After church we did some exploring. Throughout the city there are spots that are fenced off as they contain ancient ruins. We took a ride on a hop on & hop off train ride. We stopped at the National  Garden and Parliament buildings. Along the way, the driver pointed out other sites. At the parliament we saw parts of the changing of the guard ceremony.

Next we got on the train again and got off at the Panathenaic Stadium. It was the site of the first modern Olympics held in 1896 and was also used for the 2004 games. This is an amazing structure made entirely of marble and contains over a 1,000,000 cubic feet of marble weighing 85,100 Metric Tons.

In the evening we went for a teaching and worship time at Shalom Centre House of Prayer with Pastor George Markakis. His teaching was based on Acts 17 when Paul was in Athens.

Haradian's Library

Guards at the Parliament

Inside the Panathenaic Stadium

Seated on the Royal Thrones.

And then we placed 1st and 2nd

View of the Acropolis from Panathenaic Stadium

The Hop On Hop Off train

Dessert from the Bread Factory.