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In summer 2003 we traveled to Europe. The trip was related to several math conferences and seminars, but we also visited with old friends and did some sightseeing. On the way to Europe we passed through England (London, Birmingham and Yorkshire areas, see photos below) and arrived to Greece.
View of Acropolis from our hotel room.
View of Acropolis from Zeus temple.
Agora: former marketplace near Acropolis, with remnants of ancient columns and statues.
Feeding bottle, 5-6 century B.C.
Greek aspirin.
To Acropolis: choosing an appropriate vehicle.
In front of Caryatids in Acropolis.
Heads count.
Temple of Hercules near Acropolis. View from Acropolis.
Temple of Hercules near Acropolis. A break.
The Parthenon of Acropolis, in burning sun and marble dust.
View of Athens from Acropolis.
Greek cuisine: salads, olives, tomatoes, and meats. Simple and healthy.
Sea view.
Tinos island.
The island of Symi.
View of Rodos city from the port.
Alice and the Mediterranean.
In the middle of Rodos city there is the "Old Town" with a medieval castle, fortified by ancient walls, towers, moats, etc.
The kids across the walls of Old Town.
View of the castle.
Another view of the castle.
View of the castle from the port.
Towers.
Alice on a wall.
Sunset over Turkish shores.
St John Knights.
Arc de Triomphe.
On the Seine.
Pont Alexandre III.
Cherries on rue Mouffetard.
Hotel Des Invalides.
Paris Zoo.
L'Hopital.
Louvre, a break between tours.
Louvre, good friends.
Mime at Louvre's entrance.
A statue near Hotel de Ville.
Notre Dame in the dusk.
Notre Dame with kids in bright sunlight.
Pantheon.
Rue Lagrange.
Monmartre.
Eiffel Tower:
With us.
Without us.
Framed in a city landscape.
After Paris we passed trough England one more time.
Avon, of Stratford. Shakespeare must have used to stop here for an ice cream.
Toy store.
Cornwall pies. Great taste!
Visiting Isakovs at Bromsgrove, near Birmingham.
Sweet temptation.
An English house.
Bobby, a policeman.
Eton, an oldest private college.
At a wall in Eton.
In the fields of Eton.
On guard at the Queen's palace at Windsor.
A tower of Windsor Castle.
An old church, Gothic-rocket style.
An alley in Bromsgrove.
On the run.
Sheep and shepherds.
Enjoying Carroll together.
Alices through the looking glass.
Not only Alices.
Houses, small and large.
One cannot miss Big Ben!
Royal Court of Justice.
Covent Garden.
London by-streets.
On Sphinx's lap.
Tower bridge.
Pigeons on Trafalgar Square and Alice.
Alena and Alice.
Alice and Alena.
In British Museum.
July 2003.
Dima and Gera.
Sirs.
Sceptical philosophers.
Dima.
Isakov family: abridged version.
Isakov family: complete version.
Lotus position: an illustration to Indian figures in British Museum.
Chat.
British Museum, Egyptian section.
Dangerous overload!!! The stroller didn't survive it.
(While dad was looking the other way.)
Remotes are not even remotely remote.
Thermo-electric machine operator controls a food product production.
A most trafalgar Anna.
Witnessing a shooting.
Zhenya and Gera.
Arkady, at Rodos.
Local attractions.