没做什么事的一天，早上去了一个离旅店很近的“国家花园”，没想到正好路过宪法广场并且赶上了一个小规模的希腊雅典卫兵换岗。站在希腊议会前的士兵每小时都会换一次岗，不过周日早上11点的是更正式的，可惜我俩看到的是10点的，而且只有两个士兵。和在伦敦看到的气势宏大的英国的皇家卫兵换岗相比，这个就简单多了，两个士兵的走步很特别，把脚抬的高高的，而且还会前后摆动一下，还会故意摩擦地面发出吱吱的摩擦的声音，很有意思的一个换岗仪式。
On a day of “not much happening”, in the morning we went to the “National Garden” which was very close to our hotel. We went through Syntagma Square and happened to catch the tail end of a small-scale changing of the guard in Athens.
The soldiers standing in front of the Greek parliament change their guards every hour, but the one at 11 o’clock on Sunday morning is more formal. Unfortunately, what we saw was at 10 o’clock and there were only two soldiers. Compared with the Buckingham Palace changing of the Guard we saw in London, this one is subdued, even comical. The two soldiers walk very purposely. They lift their feet high, and they swing back and forth. Deliberately rubbing the ground to make a squeaking rubbing sound – a very interesting changing of the guard ceremony.
下一个目的地是帕那辛纳克体育场, 中文又称雅典运动场，是一座马蹄型的体育场，它在古希腊时期主要用来举办纪念雅典娜女神的泛雅典运动会，1896年在这里举行了第一届现代奥林匹克运动会。从“国家公园”步行10多分钟就到了这里，门票每人5欧元，到了目的地后发现就是一个体育场，感觉根本不需要花门票进去，在外面就看的很清楚，虽然没有近距离接触的感觉，但是进去的性价比真的不是很高。
The next destination is the Panathenaic Stadium, also known as the Athens Stadium. It is a horseshoe-shaped stadium and was used for the first Olympic Games in 1896. Although tickets are only 5 euros per person you could see it from the outside and there is really no reason to go in.
去吃午饭的路上，路过了一个跳蚤市场。要不是旅游拿着东西沉，真想买几个好看的盘子回家。
On the way to lunch, we passed by a flea market. If it weren’t for having an already full suitcase, we might have bought something. I really wanted to buy some nice plates to take home.
昨天开始饭店开始要求看疫苗卡了，听一个服务员说希腊昨天通过了一个法案，所以他们开始要求问顾客打疫苗的情况并确认疫苗卡。完全支持这样的动作，美国的CDC白卡是完全被接受的。昨天晚上又去了Psiri区的一个饭店听一个乐队唱歌，PJG觉得那个带帽子的人从侧面看特别像他的父亲。
Yesterday, all of the restaurants began asking for proof of vaccine (apparently a new government rule due to rising cases). I heard a waiter said that Greece passed a bill yesterday, so they began to ask customers about the vaccine status and would confirm our vaccine card – the US CDC white card is fully accepted.
Last night we went to a restaurant in the Psiri district and listened to a band. PJG felt that the man with the hat looked like his father.
下午坐在在Plaka区的一个咖啡馆，喝咖啡看人群。
In the afternoon, we sat at a cafe in Plaka, drinking coffee and watching the crowd.
