Ancient Athens versus modern Athens
Ancient Athens versus modern Athens??? Could we marry those two
antitheses without causing any disgrace? Could we be right to
suspect that such a project may end up into showing a
considerable lack of vision ...if not, a great lack of
culture???? Ancient Athens versus modern Athens??....A question
of great importance for tourists who wish to visit Greece...who
wish to admire ancient Athens in its original "dress"...who wish
to enjoy, at the same time, comfort and modernity in their daily
life...
Modern Athens has succeeded to realize such a daring project
without damaging its precious ancient atmosphere. We wouldn't go
further into this subject without underlining the presence of a
woman at the head of the City Council : a modern young Lady, Mrs
Dora Bakoyannis has been elected as the Mayor of modern Athens.
Under her guidance, the City Council has developed numerous
cultural activities taking place outside (at Summer Time, at
Christmas Time, at Easter Time...). Does the year 2004 remind
you anything? ...2004... a magic year for modern Athens.
2004... has inspired thousands of artists and workers to create
a new look for their city. Modern Athens began to project her
new image: a new born city ready for the Olympics Games ...
Ancient Athens and modern Athens were proud ...so were the
citizens...ready to welcome the crowds of visitors. Many
features have been developed to receive the guests: ...walking
roads to visit Archaeological Sites ...additional restaurants,
Bars, Caf