6-19 A new show in the old theater

Today we arrived back in Athens and left the cruise ship. We got off the boat and onto a buss to a Temple of Poseidon at Sounio. Atop a cliff to the water, this acropolis was way to scenic to adequately capture with pictures. All that was left on the site were a few columns but there use to be two colossal statues there that we then saw at our next stop: the archeological museum.

The archeological museum was great because it was a very extensive collection and all the pieces were organized by their time period. The center part was pre-historic (aka incomprehensibly old). The perimeter of the building was filled with sculptures. Because it was chronological, you can really see the development of the art of sculpture, which is awesome.

After dinner we went to the ancient Greek amphitheater at the Acropolis to see a show. We had no idea what it was going to be when we bought the tickets, and it turned out to be and interesting mix of orchestra, chorus, modern dance, projections, and poetry. Although the performance itself was not so much for us, it was still ridiculous to be sitting watching modern theater in the same place where the ancient Greeks watched the earliest forms of theater.