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| Cute little church in the middle of town |
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| Ruins under the city |
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| Some renovation and some graffiti (very common) |
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| old Greek Market |
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| old Greek Market next to the graffiti covered rail road tracks |
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| Poseidon temple |
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| Acropolis |
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| entrance to Athens |
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| Narrow streets to keep the pirates out |
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| Narrow streets |
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| Acropolis |
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| Gymnasium |
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| Observatory |
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| Acropolis |
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| Some pottery near the Theatre |
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| Theatre |
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| Theatre |
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| the other entrance to Athens |
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| temple to Zeus |
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| Pretty sunset as we were leaving Athens |
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| Neat island on the way to Messina. |
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| The ocean was amazingly blue in this part of the Mediterranean. |
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| The port of Messina is to the right and the Straight of Messina is to the left. |
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| Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua |
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| Looking across the port and the straight to the Italian Mainland |
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| Our Cruise ship in port. |
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| The foliage here was very diverse. Everything from Evergreens to Cacti |
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| I love IVY! |
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| Santa was having some trouble! ;) |
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| Lots of Mussels |
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| Some guys fishing |
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| Does anyone know what type of tree this is? The "needles" almost look like rubber! |
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| "Fishing" for mussels in one of their two "lakes" |
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| The canal that connects the two "lakes" |
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| Fountain of Neptune |
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| The Theatre |
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| Church of the Annunziata dei Catalani |
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| The Fountain of Orion |
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| The Cathedral of Messina |
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| Cathedral Bell Tower |
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| Cathedral Bell Tower |
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| Inside Cathedral |
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| Inside Cathedral |
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| Inside Cathedral |
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| Sanctuary of Montalto |
