Greece is a kingdom of gods. Part of Zhang Feng's impression of Greece comes from middle school history classes, in addition to the "Odyssey", "The Iliad", and the Battle of the Peloponnese in "Homer's Epic", as well as the gods Zeus, Athena, Apollo, the captured Prometheus and other gods, and then there are Aristotle, Socrates, Plato and other thunderous names. A trip to Greece to see it is a dream come true.

Zhang Feng knows very little about European history, even though he has turned around several times in Europe, but there are even fewer Greek myths in his brain.

The city of Athens got its name from Athena, the "goddess of wisdom and victory". Athena is the daughter of Zeus, and her birth in the sky can be described as thrilling. Zeus, fearing that his daughter usurped the throne, swallowed the newborn Athena alive, and then had a splitting headache every day, and begged the god of fire to split his head, and in an instant came out of a goddess who was clothed in stubbornness...... Bloody mythical tales, creepy!

Legend has it that Zeus promised Athena and Poseidon, the god of the sea, that whoever could bring a useful thing to mankind would be the city. Poseidon slammed the rock with his trident and jumped out of a war horse, heralding war, while Athena tapped the rock with her spear and broke the rock to reveal an olive tree, a symbol of peace, and Zeus did not hesitate to hand over the city to Athena, and the City of Peace was born.

The Acropolis, the towering stone pillars of the Parthenon, raise a pure sky, making people have infinite reverie and full of admiration. But when you really set foot on this ancient land of the gods, facing this relief stone pillar that has been seriously eroded by more than 2,000 years of vicissitudes, Zhang Feng can't help but think of the Old Summer Palace, and sigh that the historical relics of various countries in the world have some similarities. After a hundred years of changes, all that is left behind is the ruins and the stories behind it.

Since 1994, Greece has maintained and repaired the Acropolis, listening to an enthusiastic tour guide, saying that maybe Greece is a country that takes everything slowly, he has been in Greece for more than ten years, and the iron frame of the Acropolis repair has always been erected on the top I don't know when I can see the true face after the restoration, which may also mean that the Greeks are lazy. But in Zhang Feng's opinion, the part that has not been repaired is a little more original and primitive. Fortunately, the Parthenon's pillars are still tall and the statues are still there. The steps of the ancient Greek theater are still clearly visible, and there are often performances in it, and the semicircular theater can still have good sound effects from all angles. When you touch every stone here, you have to add a title to it, and every stone pillar also confirms the changes of history and civilization. Standing in front of these temples, and taking pictures with the wind smelling the breath of the gods! The stories of those gods in the past suddenly became light.

People are just passers-by in this thousand years of change, and life is really so short!

There are many sculptures of olive trees here, but the olive trees did not bring peace to Athens, and the Acropolis is now devastated after the war. In 1687, the Ottomans fought the Venetians here, and 800 shells razed the 2,000-year-old Acropolis to ruins. Then the British began to plunder the art treasures of the Acropolis Temple, and the giant statue of Athena in the Parthenon is long gone, and a Greek version of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" is gone.

The glory cannot be restored, history brings people unlimited imagination space, racking their brains, and the unprecedented grand occasion seems to be just around the corner. Remember the names of these buildings: the Mountain Gate, the Amphitheater, the Parthenon, the Athena, the Jar of Erex, the Amphitheater of Dionysus, and the oldest temple of Zeus.

Zhang Feng is a sports fan, so Zhang Feng's perception of Athens comes from the Olympics. The Olympic flame was collected here by the holy white priestess, and in 1896 the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, with the famous Athens Arena as the main venue. The stadium is the only one in the world with seats made of expensive marble, also known as a marble stadium. As early as 142 AD, the ancient Greeks used the arc design to expand the audience's view, in fact, their ancestors had already adopted a semicircular design in 447 BC to build the two amphitheaters of the Acropolis. Ancient Greece did not have intellectual property rights, and the plagiarism of the designs of the ancestors by the descendants was not plagiarism, but only the use of them.

Syntagma Square is a must-visit in Athens, the heart of the city. The Greek Parliament building is located at the top of the square, and it is always crowded on the hour, and it is not the building itself that attracts attention, but the handsome Greek guards in front of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. The guards wore red hats, skirts, white socks and red shoes, and small black balls of thread tied to their knees and toes, like soldiers in fairy tales. As luck would have it, we arrived there just in time for the changing of the guard on the hour. The guards walked in unison, their movements were strong and powerful, and they kicked at 90 degrees, which was very good and worthy of praise. At the end of the ceremony, visitors took photos with the guards, who had to stand like stakes without any contact, and the national guards were dressed in cute clothes and had sacred duties.

A few steps away are the three neoclassical buildings of Athens, the Academy of Athens, the University of Athens and the National Library of Greece. The most classic is the sculpture in front of the gate of the Academy of Athens, at the top of the door wall is the statue of the twelve main gods in Greek mythology, Zeus is in the center, the goddess Athena and the sun god Apollo stand on the left and right pillars respectively, and the famous ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Socrates are sitting on both sides of the stone steps. Each sculpture is so beautiful and perfect that I don't know anything about art, but I still stop and admire the exquisite craftsmanship.

AS NIGHT FALLS, STROLL DOWN THE ERMOU SHOPPING STREET IN THE OLD TOWN OF PLAKA. It is also known as the "Women's Market", and it is known that women's rights are also prevalent in Greece, and perhaps Greece also has the custom of women sweeping goods and men carrying bags.

The policemen on the streets were talking and laughing with their guns and ammunition, and the policemen in the police cars were even more leisurely, with their laps crossed and lying on their seats playing with their mobile phones. Such a work style is extremely loose compared to the dedicated chengguan who fight wits and courage with vendors on the streets of China.

The old streets are lined with shops and customers, famous and miscellaneous brands, and coffee shops and dessert shops are full of people and business is booming. I don't know if it was the calmness or indifference of the Greeks, what they saw and heard, a harmonious scene.

After a half-hour drive to the hotel, wait for dinner at the hotel's poolside bar before check-in, and immediately start to enjoy the sea breeze and the night, the Aegean Sea wind blows a messy beauty.

Anyone who has lived in Europe will be familiar with Kebab, a Turkish-owned kebab burrito. In many parts of Europe, Zhang Feng would go to Kebab for a full meal every time he wanted to eat meat and didn't want to spend more money. Eating Turkish barbecue feels like eating instant noodles, it is very fragrant when eating, but after eating, I feel a little nauseous and nauseous, and I can't digest it, so after eating it a few times, Zhang Feng never wants to smell Kebab again.

When he came to Greece, the locals recommended that Zhang Feng must try Pita (Greek Kebab), so Zhang Feng plucked up the courage to try it again. I have to admit that Greek kebab does make much better than other European countries! Maybe it's because Greece and Turkey are close to each other, so the taste is more authentic. The Greek Kebab is called pita, and the main filling is lamb, which is very fresh, and the bread is especially fluffy, and it is very delicious with a special yogurt sauce.