Some images of a trip I made to Athens in 1971, while a guest aboard the USS Cascade, AD-16 (a subject for a future post.)
Downtown Athens
The Acropolis
A side trip to Delphi
The oracle was out to lunch
An amazing trip. My only visit to Greece, but enough to make me want to go back – even with all the financial troubles they have been struggling with over the past few years.
The Old Wolf has spoken.
Playing in the World Game 
Lovely post! I enjoyed looking at the photos as I’ve recently blogged about my trip to Athens. There seems to be less/no tourists in most of your photos though!
There were a few, but not many. The scenery along the way, through the mountains and valleys, was spectacular. One of the things that surprised me the most on the trip was to find a Tupperware factory nestled in one of the corners. We stopped at a delightful little ταβέρνα where no one spoke English for some Greek salad and Retsina…