Flowers of the Acropolis - Orange Blossoms

Athens was full of surprises.

I was expecting ancient art, architecture, gods, legends, literature, philosophers, churches, temples, and everything that Greece gave to Western Civilization. That's what I got.

And of course, I drank it all in.

What I did not expect, was the beauty of the everyday Athens, in spring.

I did not know that the streets of Athens are lined with orange trees.   I smelled them before I even saw them.   Never before in my life have I walked through a city where the smell of orange blossoms permeates every street, alley and lane.   Having lived in Asia for nearly 13 years, I've become accustomed to the mixed stench of exhaust fumes, open drains, cooked food and mould that cloud Hong Kong and most cities and towns in Taiwan.

As long as I live, I will cherish the smell of orange blossoms and know that I will be teleported to Athens in an instant when I smell them.

One day we will have scratch n smell blogs.

I suggest you get hold of some orange blossoms, and sniff them while you look at the pics.