Downtown Athens

Since we were already in Athens we decided we'd noodle around a little bit (noodling is what we call checking out anything that seems noteworthy or investigation worthy - it entails turning around and changing directions frequently). Well the first words I heard were 'oh no, they have bulldogs here like the turtles in Atlanta' (more or less the quote from BettyAnn) followed by an immensley large sigh from the backseat (Rachael). Well if you have followed my blog at all you know that my motto is 'see turtle, photograph turtle, blog turtle'....the same may now be said of bulldogs. These are the few that we found. Not all are at an optimal angle, but there is only so much one can do and drive at the same time.















Our first mission was to find the Art of it All aka Athena Jewelers.











Rachael and BettyAnn posing with the frog out front. Have I ever mentioned Rachael's fear of froggies? (that should get an email or two).....We checked out the bead store next door too where BA & R found a few treasures they could not live without.
















A picture of the building and tree directly across from Athena's (you can see the reflection in her store glass).














We never did find the entrance to find out what this tower actually belonged to, but I was able to at least get a picture of it. Yes, I am old building weird.