Hardly did much today as took a short nap and spent some time figuring out how to get myself from where I was staying to the town area. Was fairly lost for a while as there was no metro nearby and it didn’t help that local buses routes were written in Greek only!
My first stop, Syntagma Square – Parliament House.
This was where the riots took place just a couple of weeks back due to the debt crisis situation in Greece. Though things seems to be back to normal, there are still remnants of the riot around the Square.
I found this quite funny, especially the number of lassos just hanging next to the IMF poster!
And while I was taking some pictures of the guards in front of the Parliament House, I happen to witness a ceremony performed by the guards. Doesn’t seem like a changing of guards since its just the same 2 guards moving around the area.
I was fairly amused at how they move and think this must be how synchronised swimming must have occurred as a sport in the Olympics! I wonder how much time they had spent learning all the moves and synchronising every step before they are allowed out in the public to be standing guard all day long!
I definitely do not want to be one of them!
Managed to take a short video out of the 10-15 minutes that they were moving about, so check it out, and let me know what you think!
Guards at Syntagma Athens Parliament House
wahahaha, the guards are funny...is that what they do all day? KK
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