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Today was designated as a “road day.” That is, the major event for today was a transfer across the peninsula to the village of Olympia. This was scheduled to be a really short day so we started with a walking tour of the old town Nafplion. Tour complete we climbed aboard the bus for one […]
If you’ve read (and/or remember) the Iliad you recall that the people attacking Troy were “Greeks” from Mycenae. Today we visited their main city/fortress. We did other stuff too, but we’ll get to that later. After ooing and ahhing over the tomb we proceeded to the site’s museum. They’ve got a good collection of artifacts
We were up, breakfasted, packed and out of our room by 8:45 this morning. We loaded the bus and were on our way to the Peloponnese Peninsula. First Stop: Corinth. Actually the first stop was the Corinth Canal. Shortly after the canal we arrived at the site of ancient Corinth. We traipsed around the site
Up, breakfast, NOT on the bus. Rather we walked a few blocks up to the presidential residence to see the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. This being Sunday they are decked out in the distinctively Greek uniform. Next we boarded the bus for a driving tour of the city.
Up, breakfast, bus to the base of the Acropolis hill. The first stop was the Areopagus – the knoll where Greek men in the first century would gather to discuss philosophy and such. After a bit of scrambling about the rocks we hiked up to the Acropolis. After that tour we were sufficiently frozen so
Up (early), Suitcases down to the lobby by 6:30, quick breakfast, on the bus by 7:00, off to the airport. The flight to Athens was a short hop so by 9:30 we were back on a bus and headed to the National Archaeological Museum. The students had a “scavenger hunt” assignment which we were free
Up, breakfast, bus; this time for a trek across the island to the southern coast. Our adventures started in the town of Gortys. This sleepy little village was the capital of the Roman province back in the day, so there are important ruins to be tromped on. The first stop was a complex that included
Up, Breakfast, on the bus for the short drive to the palace at Knossos. This is one of the largest and most significant archaeological sites in the world. The site is massive – covering over 8 acres. When it was originally excavated in the late 19th century archaeological standards were much different from today. So
Today started with breakfast in the top floor dining room at the hotel. Not a bad view and a nice balcony. Then it was back to bed for Cheryl (She only got 3 hours of sleep last night.) and studying for Randy. The next event was the 1:00 tour of Heraklion. We boarded the bus
It’s 12:45 AM on Tuesday the 14th. We had arrived at Heraklion, Crete and checked into our hotel. Considering that we left home at 10:30 Sunday morning, we’ve been on the road 29 hours and change. We’ve seen the insides of 4 airplanes and made 3 rather harried connections. But in the end, we’re all