From Athens - Sunset Silhouette

As we continued to wind our way around the Acropolis we noticed a path that broke away from the street. Unable to get into the Acropolis and having nowhere else to go, we took the path.

We ended up facing a rock outcropping that had steps chiseled into the back, leading up to the top. Though it was dry, the steps were very slippery, having been worn smooth over use through God only knows how long.

Upon reaching the top, we were startled by the view; the entire city of Athens lay beneath our feet! The Acropolis dominated our view to the far right, and sweeping around to the left, all the way around the rock on which we were standing, was pure city. In the foreground at about the 12 o'clock position was the Parthenon (I think) and a large swath of the ancient city which had been dug up and preserved.

This rock was a popular place; there were perhaps a hundred people, mostly young couples, sitting or milling about waiting for the sun to set. Naturally I went crazy taking pictures. The one posted here was taken using shutter priority so that a silhouette would result...my son is the one standing and his cousin is the one taking the picture. The largest panorama I've ever taken was here, with eleven pictures included. The results were pretty good...that one printed would be more than 9 feet long at 8" vertical size. There are others that were taken in Paris that turned out pretty well also; I'm debating about getting prints to put up in the cubicle.