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The morning began peacefully at Epidaurus, a quaint location with a sanctuary known for its healing abilities. We learned the history of this spot through relief sculptures telling of people travelling there for healing and the dreams they had of people or snakes visiting and curing thier ailments. Our readings and research presentations have taughtContinue reading “January 11th”

Today was both a day of travel and a day of learning! We left Athens right on time at 8 AM, and we began traveling West. We made a short stop at the Daphni Monastery, which no longer functions as a monastery, but a historical site. Since the original Byzantine church was built in theContinue reading “January 9th”

A full day in Athens without any scheduled tours, meals, or bus rides allowed for us to explore the city on our own. Everyone was able to start the day catching up on some, much needed, sleep or get ahead on their homework. A late breakfast followed for most, then we broke up into smallContinue reading “January 8th”

Today we had a free morning in which groups set out for different adventures. Some went to explore the flea market, others went to parliament and saw the changing of the guards. The changing of the guards is meant to symbolically resemble horses as an homage to Greece’s military past. All men in Greece haveContinue reading “January 7th”

Today was the Epiphany holiday, which is thought to be the birthday of Jesus Christ since he was baptized today, with the baptism symbolizing rebirth. With that, there is typically a ceremony where a priest is on a platform with officials present and a cross is thrown into the sea. Then, people will jump intoContinue reading “January 6”

We began the day with a 40-minute drive to Marathon. Most people enjoyed getting a bit more sleep, listening to music, and looking at some of the sights Gabriele pointed out along the way. After arriving at Marathon, we learned the story of the battle at Marathon. It was between the Athenians and Persians. AtContinue reading “January 5”

I just wanted to start out by wishing everyone that may be following along with us on our trip a very Happy New Year! For the majority of us, today was departure day. Most of the group flew out of Minneapolis on the same flight as Professor Ripley, with that flight departing at 7:40 p.m.Continue reading “January 1st- Departure Day”

Today was the first full day in Athens and it was an amazing day, it was full of information about the history of Greece. The first thing we did was meet our tour Guide, Gabriele, and I can already tell that she is going to be a great tour guide for us throughout our wholeContinue reading “January 3rd-First full Day”

I started my January 2nd somewhere in the sky, most likely over the ocean. I’m not sure where exactly my day started as my flight to Greece began the previous day in Los Angeles and ended in Amsterdam that morning. At the airport in Amsterdam, there was some time to rest before our flight (thatContinue reading “January 2nd – Day of Travel”