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Join the tourists to watch the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier.
Here you can marvel, and possibly, chuckle, at the unique uniforms with their tasseled shoes.
Their exaggerated goose-strutting is a favorite of visitors.
TRAVEL: 1978, 1984, 2013
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, before the crowds, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Tourists gathered to watch the changing of the guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Fresh guards arriving, 1984 (left), 2013 (right), Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece.
New guards receive their charges, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Changing of the guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Changing of the Guards, 1978 (left), 2013 (right), Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece.
Relieved guards leaving, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Relieved guards leaving, 27 years earlier, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece, 1984.
Guards, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Guard, 35 years earlier, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece, 1978.
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