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After getting to our next hotel in Thessaloniki, Saturday morning we left at 9:00 to go on a tour of the city. Starting from the highest point in the walls of the original city, we learned about the importance of the circular structures that provided extra strength against attacks. From there, we followed the cityContinue reading “January 18th”

No better way to spend Sunday than church-hopping! Visiting our first service at Agios Dimitrios, we entered at around 9:00 am —2 hours into what is usually a 3-hour experience, no intermissions. Despite our inability to understand the hymns, Greek Orthodox churches, in it of themselves, are beautiful sites full of icons and paintings toContinue reading “January 19th”

A couple of days late, but time really is only an illusion when you’re traveling abroad. Getting lost in the Greek culture isn’t so bad and this trip has been so eye opening to me, but anyway. Our journey started at 8:30 sharp as we headed for the ancient city of Mycenae! It was hereContinue reading “Jan 10, 2020”

Another glorious day in Greece! We started out the morning by leaving our hotel in Meteora and visiting the Holy Monastery of the Great Meteoron. The monastery was incredibly beautiful, especially the church that was filled with hand painted walls and intricate woodwork. The views from outside were also quite incredible. This monastery, along withContinue reading “January 17th”

By 9 AM this morning, we were leaving Delphi and heading towards Meteora,..but not without a stop at the historical Thermopylae (which means Hot Gates, named so because of the hot springs found there)! At Thermopylae is a statue erected in honor of the 300 Spartans (…yes the 300 like “300” the movie starring theContinue reading “January 16th”

Good morning from the beautiful town of Delphi – the city of an abundance of Olive trees, two very very narrow streets, and “the navel of the world”. We started off the morning with our usual hotel breakfast which we had all to ourselves! We then took a one minute bus ride to the DelphiContinue reading “January 15th”

Hello from Delphi! Today, we began our journey from the Peloponnese to Delphi, where we will be for the next two days. Our first task was a Hercules sing-along on the bus to celebrate the good things in life, Disney music and Greek myths! Then, we made our way to Patras, the third-largest city inContinue reading “January 14”

Our first (and only) full day in Olympia was dedicated to none other than the archaeological site of Olympia and its connected museum. This large, spread out area of land was built in dedication to Zeus. It is, however, perhaps more well-known for being the home of our beloved Olympic Games. While the origin forContinue reading “January 13”

Today was one of my favorite days on the trip! Right as we started off, the sun was out and shining. It was the warmest day we’ve had during our time in Greece so far. The first stop we went to was Mars Hill – just a short walk from our hotel with the mostContinue reading “January 4th”

Today we started our day with a free morning in Nafplion. Some of us got up and decided to conquer the 900 step hike up to the Fortress of Palamidi which is Venetian-built fortress ruins! One interesting fact about this fortress was during the time of the Turkish occupation, Christians were not allowed to enterContinue reading “January 12th”