Athens, official final day of the Euro70 Tour, and musical bookends
Funny the way life flows. Our Euro 70 Tour started off with a musical high note at Abbey Rd. Today, in Athens on the last day of our trip, our big travelling adventure was literally bookended by a bit of busking by yours truly, against the backdrop of one of the most iconic sites in history…..the Acropolis and the Parthenon. What a location! Upon giving the busker up in the Acropolis area some money, he asked whether I played……….I said yes, and did play briefly. Apparently the busker had recently played informally with Tommy Emmanuel and Eric Clapton, who had both done concerts at the Parthenon. SENSATIONAL. Lovely guy. He described the weather at the moment as a bit like Dubai. Brutal outside at the moment. As for the Parthenon itself, it sits high on hill at the rear of our accommodation, within an area called the Acropolis. Other historical remnants are within this district. The Parthenon was originally built in the 5th century (apparently) as a dedication to the Greek goddess Athena. Has functioned as a space for a Treasury, a Christian church, a Mosque and a munitions dump. In the early 1800s, the 7th Earl of Elgin removed some sculptures from the Parthenon and shipped them off to England. The Elgin Marbles. Looking forward to a rooftop view of the site tonight during dinner. All of the above a reminder for me of what I’ll be doing when I hit the ground back home. A few pics of our accommodation below. Nice to see the Australian flag flying. Doorman Nikolaos was a lovely guy, easily up for a snap.
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Hey Gaz, have read every one of your missives – thanks for entertaining & informing. Nice to bookend the trip with unique musical memories. See you soon. Safe travels home. Best …
Hey Mark, thanks for those kind words. I enjoy the process of writing, and the notion of trying to find a narrative. Wrote a number of educational books with a mate of mine for MacMillan. The other side to the writing is turning these wonderful memories into a book. Still at our hotel in Athens. Fly out of Athens to Dubai late arvo, then out of Dubai to Melbourne in the early hours. Need to get my act together on tying my music together. Speak soon………………looking forward to seeing your recording project come together, G
Cheers Gaz!Sent from my iPhone
Euro 70 done and dusted. Thanks for the updates and pics. See you soon back in Terra Australis.
Roger that dude. Just checked luggage in. Dubai here we come.