Greece 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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We went to the 2004 Olympic Stadium in Athens. The Stadium itself was built in 1979 as was an all-purpose area that has held many events o...
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Ancient Delphi
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The Delphic Museum and ruins of Delphi were the highlights of the day. Our tour guide spoke very clearly despite her thick Greek accent. ...
The Monasteries at Meteora
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Meteora (translated literally as “suspended in the air”), at its peak if you will, once included 24 individually maintained monasteries. To...
CITY OF ATHENS
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When we entered Athens we drove past parliament and got to see the changing of the guard on the way to our hotel. We also saw the Universit...
Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient computer like device that calculates the position of the moon and the five visible planets. Dis...
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Ancient Corinth
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After we were done touring the Olympic area, we got back on the bus and headed for ancient Corinth. First we went to the sma...
Friday, May 24, 2013
Architecture and statues
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Our group has seen many Greek columns and statues by this time from all eras of Greek history. The oldest and most basic style of ...
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