LIVE VIDEO BLOGGING Of Merkel's Visit To Athens

Hellasfrappe has decided to cover German chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Athens and the best way to do this would be through live blogging. An even better way, however, would be through videos. So check in throughout the day as we will continuously update this post.

ARRIVAL OF MERKEL IN ATHENS

GREEK PROTESTERS REACT NEGATIVELY TO GERMAN MEDIA

WHEN PASSING ENRIKOS NTINAN HOSPITAL, 

WORKERS WHO WERE BEING GUARDED BY RIOT POLICE, 

THREW WATER BOTTLES AT THE AUTOMOBILE ENTOURAGE 

WHICH WAS TAKING MERKEL TO CENTRAL ATHENS

MERKEL ARRIVES AT MEGARO MAXIMO MANSION, 

AND GREETED BY PRIME MINISTER ANTONIS SAMARAS

PROTESTERS IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT BURN GERMAN NAZI FLAGS

 THE PEACEFUL PROTEST IS TURNING A BIT VIOLENT...

PANOS KAMMENOS AND HIS INDEPENDENT GREEK PARTY PLANNED A PROTEST 

WALK TO THE GERMAN EMBASSY, BUT SECURITY WAS TOO TIGHT 

AND THEY COULD NOT APPROACH THE EMBASSY

AS ALWAYS, PROVOCATEURS INFILTRATED INTO THE PROTEST 

AND ARE NOW SCUFFLING IT OUT WITH THE GREEK RIOT POLICE

THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION NEAR PANEPISTIMIOU STREET

AS MERKEL AND SAMARAS HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE, 

RIOTERS ARE IN A CAT AND MOUSE GAME WITH RIOT POLICE OUTDOORS

THE RIOT POLICE IS STILL CHASING PROVOCATEURS, 

 AS WELL AS NUDE PROTESTERS

THE GREEK RIOT POLICE IS STILL PLAYING 

CAT AND MOUSE WITH PROVOCATEURS

SAMARAS AND MERKEL EXCHANGE A FEW WORDS ON THEIR WAY 

TO THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION

AT THE PRESIDENTIAL MANSION, KAROLOS 

PAPOULIAS BRIEFED HER ON THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THE CRISIS

MEANWHILE IN THE CENTER OF ATHENS THE RIOTS CONTINUED EVEN MP 

FOR THE INDEPDENT GREEK PARTY TERENCE QUICK WAS A VICTIM

FOLLOWING A MEETING AT THE HILTON HOTEL WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 

GREEK BUSINESS FORA, MERKEL RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO FLY BACK TO BERLIN