It's Greek to Me

Most of you who read this regularly will already be aware that I am leaving tomorrow afternoon for Greece. My school does an “educational fieldtrip” once a semester; this semester to Greece, and next to Ireland. Below I am posting an abbreviated version of our planed schedule (The one I have is five pages long). I will also post some information about where we are staying and stuff like that. I think you will immediately see some differences between this trip and the one I just got back from in Italy, no park benches here. It’s good to travel with Pepperdine.

Monday, October 18
6:00pm – Leave for Heathrow Airport after the full day of classes.
(BA 634 from London Heathrow to Athens International departs 10.30pm)

Tuesday, October 19
4:00am – Arrive in Athens, go to the hotel, check in and have breakfast. Rest time after breakfast.
1:00pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Afternoon Athens Panoramic city tour by coach. [Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Parliament House, Presidential Palace, Panathenian Stadium, Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Academy, the University, and the National Library.] Then we visit the National Archaeological Museum.
9:00pm – Walk to the Plaka for traditional Greek diner with folk dances, music, and floor show.
11:30pm – Return to the Hotel. [free time]

Wednesday, October 20
Breakfast when you wake up.
10:00am – Walk up to Acropolis. Visit Parthenon, Erechtheion, Mars’ Hill (Areopagus), etc.
1:00pm – Lunch on your own
2:00pm – Self-guided museum visits.
5:00pm – Free time
7:00pm – Diner/Entertainment on your own (verbatim from the school schedule)

Thursday, October 21
Breakfast
8:00am – Depart for Delphi
Visit Sanctuary of Apollo, the Treasure of th Athenians, and the Archaeological Museum.
1:30pm – Lunch in Delphi
2:30pm – Drive to Olympia, check in, spend the night

Friday, October 22
Breakfast at hotel
9:00am – Visit various museums, temples, and other sites around Olympia.
1:30pm – Lunch
2:30pm – Drive to Corinth, visit sites related to Paul’s ministry: The Agora, Temple of Apollo, Roman Odeon, the Bema and Gallio’s Seat. Also, visit the ruins of 5th Centurary Basilica in Cenchreae. Return to Athens
7:00pm – Arrive back in Athens and visit museums till close.
Diner/Entertainment on your own.

Saturday, October 23
2:30pm – Lunch at hotel
4:30pm – Leave for airport
7:00pm – Depart on BA 633
9:00pm – Arrive in London

Athens Hotel: Herodion Hotel http://www.herodion.gr/amhsetm.htm
Olympia Hotel: Hotel Europa http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=77504

I apologize for the length of the links, but I couldn’t find a more direct one. If you check them out though, you will see I’m traveling with people who know how to travel. I’ll take lots of pictures, I promise. Love all of you, and I will post another journal type entry when I get back.