{"id":6484,"date":"2016-05-10T09:36:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T07:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vonortzuort.reisen\/?p=6484"},"modified":"2021-09-28T13:10:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T11:10:17","slug":"change-of-the-guard-at-syntagma-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/greece\/athens\/change-of-the-guard-at-syntagma-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of the guard at Syntagma Square"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As often in life, coincidence makes for a good companion on your journeys too. In Athens, he brought us to the right place at the right time, otherwise, we would have missed it – the change of the guard at Syntagma Square! Saturday around 10 am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
We walk across the Syntagma square towards “the old castle”. Actually, I just wanted to pass on my knowledge of the place to the rest of the family. The “place of the constitution” in Athens is a place so rich in history that one should take the time to appreciate it. It was here that revolutions and protest campaigns took place, state visits and mourning celebrations were held, and, when we were there, protest signs were featured all over. Unfortunately, I had to hold back my knowledge about all that at first because quite a view people had gathered in front of the building, all equipped with cameras. Our curiosity was greater than the urge to pass on knowledge, so in we went. <\/p>\n\n\n\n