Athens skyline

Here, I've gathered some pictures I've taken of the Athens skyline; some from Mount Lycabettus, which is the highest point in the city and where I'm heading later tonight to watch the fireworks. There's a seriously overpriced restaurant up there, a small chapel and a funicular. The rest are from the Acropolis.

Athens is a big, big city.


According to official numbers, the urban area (including the port city of Piraeus) has 3-4 million people, but who really knows. Including all the illegals, not to mention the tourists, it may be more like 5 million at any given point.


From Mount Lycabettus, you can see the ocean.


I was up there yesterday, and there was snow on the surrounding hillsides.


One has clear views of the Acropolis, whence most of the fireworks tonight will be deployed.


I'm not sure if the fog is rolling down the hill or climbing up it, but it looks cool.


There are three marble blocks up at Lycabettos with information on what you're actually seeing from the top. They've all been destroyed by vandalism and idiocy.


These are both from the Acropolis area:
Mount Lycabettus.


The ocean.