Friday 14 August 2009

Acropolis museum + giveaway!


The Acropolis Museum opened its gates a few months ago, and I finally visited it a nice sunny day. The building is sleek and modern, with lots of natural light. I couldn't take any photos of the ancient artifacts and statues, but I can honestly say that there are some pretty amazing and awe-inspiring things inside. Instead, I took photos of the view from the terrace.




After visiting the gift shop (more on that later!), we took a walk around Plaka, the area around the Acropolis. It was quite early so it wasn't crowded, which made for a nice change!


I guess it's true what they say, the best things in life are free!


Gladiator heaven!


Colourful summer dresses and scarves in the shops.

Yummy ice-cream! Love the blue one!

And now, it's time for our giveaway! To enter all you have to do is leave a comment on this post until August 20. The winner will be randomly selected and will receive a pencil, a bookmark and a postcard from the Acropolis museum pictured below.


The winner will be announced here, August 21. Good luck!

14 comments:

Jaka Merriman said...

What's in the blue ice cream? It looks like sprinkles, but I can't be sure. Also, you have no idea how jealous I am that you live in Greece. I keep meaning to mention that, but always forget.

This is my jealous hat that I'm wearing while you're looking at the Acropolis. :3

Mairyliscious said...

esu forages ta uperoxa sandalia me ta polla xrwmata e?
uperoxo mano ithela na sou pw !!!

Gabbi said...

Please do enter me Natalie! The views are gorgeous and the shopping is heaven... I want to visit Gladiator Heaven!! Also, the scarfs. You make me wish I was in Greece. I saw a great television program on the Parthenon and it's restoration just this last week. How amazing to be able to visit all of these incredible monuments and museums.♥

Zoe said...

I love ur pictures, the Acropolis Museum looks so pretty...How I wish I would visit Greece one day^^..
I wonder how the blue ice cream tastes???

Κατερίνα said...

Polu oraies fotografies....deixnoun thn omorfi A8ina mas agnoristi!!!!xarika poli(k ta koritsia to idio) pou hr8es thn Paraskevi, perasame omorfa!!!!ennoeitai oti 8a xanasinanti8oume!!!!xx

Megan said...

Oh man, those gladiators are amazing. Though it's a little silly that I would be just as happy with blue icecream any day.

daisychain said...

wow, what an amazing place,
I LOVE museums so much.

ToKataifi said...

ooh..omorfoules fotos...ilikrina fenode san na vgikane apo lomo...

ego akoma dn exo pai sto mousio(dropiii) perimeno na figi o polis kosmos..

kpoli orea-klasiki-volta stin plaka...

muchlove said...

Great pictures! Looks like you had a great time. That huge Gladiator is so cool, haha.
and yummm... ice creammmmm...

yiqin; said...

The color of the photos are fab :)

labeautifulvie said...

OOoh i visited the Acropolis last month! Its so pretty and its still amazing at how old it is. Love your blog!

cloth buffet said...

Oh goodness
i think i just fell inlove!

Birdie! said...

Oh goodness! Love your photography! What are you shooting with? They look like Holga/Lomo-style photos.

Elena said...

Very very nice stuff!