Playing with some badly degraded old slides a while back I managed to resurrect a couple of shots of Athens, which might fit the bill for Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week. Athens was the first city I’d come across that really quickened my pulse, with ancient and modern (well, perhaps not quite so modern by today’s standards) literally side by side, its frenetic pace of life out on the streets, the overwhelming aroma of Greek coffee, even the dust seemed to stay out of my eyes (but not my mouth – I do remember the grit, and the haze).
Athens Ancient & Modern – Agora and Temple of Hephaestus – 6th BC – from the Acropolis
The Wanderlust Gene 
I’m so glad you could rejuvenate these photos to share with us… great…
Thanks, Bulldog, so glad you thought so!q
What a great city shot!!! Old photos are so fantastic! I can see how this city might have quickened your pulse.
I’m glad I’ve given you a whiff, Angeline – wish I had had the money to walk the streets shooting, the way we do now!
Damned fine work on those slides ! – my compliments !!! 🙂
Bless you MR – glass you enjoyed them !
Your retro world travels are superlative… a virtual journey in space and time 🙂
Beautiful!
So worth digging out those slides – might even spur me into action!
Now, that’d be terrific! 🙂
Slides… priceless aren’t they?!!! I really miss them!
Thank you for the reminder. Sometimes we tend to overlook our own surroundings! 😉
Excellent shots.
I’ve got a similar shot – except in colour – of that temple, except I’d forgotten the name. I can post it now!
Perfect title. So many stories hidden in slides.
Fantastic old pics, Meredith. They have so much detail. Loved them. 🙂
Thanks for sharing. Thoughtful.
I love the shots and wow to travel back in time… wonder what it looks like in that location today? When I went to Athens in the mid 90’s I don’t remember the open spaces, but the crowded little alley ways filled with little shops selling everything! What a great trip down memory lane.
Most people think it chaotic and dirty but I have always loved Athens!
You understand! 🙂
so how did you rejuvenate them ?
Got hold of those levers … Zoomed this one up, another down, but mostly converting to black and white was the first step. Bit concerned about my eyes these days, but the originals remain unchanged, so if I’ve pushed them too far, it doesn’t really matter! 🙂
Great job Meredith! The shot from the Acropolis is particularly lovely.The temple of Hephaestus was practically hidden behind undergrowth when we visited last.
Isn’t that sad? Let’s hope they’ll clear it up when things finally get a bit better in Greece.
These shots really are something to treasure. Your salvage job worked well. In our life time these places have changed so much they will never be what you have captured ever again.
I’m finding it fascinating – and a little alarming – just how much the world has changed since I launched myself out into it! 🙂
Great post for this grand city!
Thanks Amy dear – I’ve been missing you lately. You must have fallen off my reader – I’ll have to go and investigate. 🙂
Sobering thought about the changes. Shall we count the good ones? This post and the Paris/London are huge tributes to nostalgia. 🙂