A Night at the Museum

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Last night we saw the opera Aida at the Odeon Theatre. The theatre sits at the base of the Acropolis giving us a great view of Athens. It is an outdoor theatre that was built over 2,000 years ago by the Ancient Greeks. The acoustics are still great. Neither the orchestra, nor the perfomers needed mics to be heard by the several thousand people in attendance.
Before the opera began, people got imatient and began clapping and heckling. We're not really sure what they were saying, but it sounded like "Hurry up already!"
The performance itself was splendid. It was sung in Italian, and the subtitles were in Greek. Anna was able to pick out a few words in Italian, but I was completely in the dark. However, the meaning of the words was made clear by the singers voices. At the end, the crowd gave a standing ovation and several people called out "Bravo!" I think we were spoiled by our first Opera. Hopefully, the Sydney Opera House lives up to it's reputation.

Yesterday was also full of symbolism. During breakfast, we heard a couple of owls hooting. As some of you may know, the owl is the symbol of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom. We heard another as we were climbing the steps to the Theatre. It's kind of fun to think that owls still watch over the city, after all this time. Today, we move on to Morocco, but I think it's safe to say that we will be back to Greece.