On Wednesday we had originally planned to fly home, but with the massive transit strike all flights in and out of Athens were canceled. Unfortunately, the strike included all buses, taxis, and the metro, and since most stores were closed because of the riots nearby, we didn't have much to do that day. We walked around a bit, and happened upon the Tower of the Winds, which was luckily open.
Tower of the Winds with the Acropolis in the background.
There were these huge ants that have plowed down the vegetation along their pathways.
Yikes.
The Tower of the Winds measured the winds (obviously), and was also a sundial.
Closeup of an allegory of a wind.
These streets were packed the day before.
Most of the shops in the market were closed.
As we were walking by, some workers at an empty restaurant invited us into the kitchen to catch news of the rioting. The action was centered around Parliament, which was only about 500m north of where we were. But other than the closed shops, there was thankfully no impact where we were staying.
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