Nice photos ! We did it the wrong way around; climbed the Acropolis in the morning under the blazing hot sun, then went to the museum afterwards to get the benefit of the air conditioning 😁
I've always been torn about the Elgin Marbles. I get why Greece wants them back, but I wish they'd at least admit that if Elgin hadn't taken them they almost certainly wouldn't have survived until today. I also think that England should get something in return. In a perfect world (and it isn't !) I'd love to see a 3-way deal where England gives Greece the marbles, but in return gets back Harold Godwinsson's "Fighting Man" banner, taken by the Normans at Hastings and given to the Pope in gratitude for his support. But after so many cases of the Vatican Treasury being looted over the centuries, plus moths and damp, it's pretty unlikely that it still exists.
Originally I hadn't planned to go to the museum, just the site. Then I had a spare morning before my afternoon visit and read the online comments, so it worked out really well.
I wasn't aware of Harold Godwinsson's banner, and I have been to Hastings before! Twice in fact 😃