Today included a long drive, but also lots of interesting museums and sites. We started off with an early breakfast and headed out to explore Delphi. First on the agenda was exploring the Delphi Museum. It was interesting to see some works of art that we had studied before the trip, such as the Cleobis and Biton statues and several other Archaic works. After the museum, we had a guided tour of the site at Delphi which included the Temple of Apollo. It was another hot day out, but the sights were well worth it. I got some amazing photographs of the view and the site at Delphi. Next we all loaded back onto the bus for our long drive to Athens. When we arrived in Athens, we checked into our hotel and got comfortable for a little bit before heading out. There was a rooftop pool, which we all made sure to check out. Then we headed out with the group on the Metro to get to the heart of Athens, where we visited the Acropolis Museum. We aren't to visit the Acropolis until tomorro
w, but it was very interesting to be able to learn about the history of it and see lots of artifacts dealing with the Acropolis before we actually saw it in person. I think the most interesting was the video we watched on the history of the Parthenon. From here, we met up with the rest of the group for another delicious dinner of moussaka, a Greek specialty. After a long day of exploring and traveling, we all were very happy to get back to the hotel and get some much needed sleep.
Today included a long drive, but also lots of interesting museums and sites. We started off with an early breakfast and headed out to explore Delphi. First on the agenda was exploring the Delphi Museum. It was interesting to see some works of art that we had studied before the trip, such as the Cleobis and Biton statues and several other Archaic works. After the museum, we had a guided tour of the site at Delphi which included the Temple of Apollo. It was another hot day out, but the sights were well worth it. I got some amazing photographs of the view and the site at Delphi. Next we all loaded back onto the bus for our long drive to Athens. When we arrived in Athens, we checked into our hotel and got comfortable for a little bit before heading out. There was a rooftop pool, which we all made sure to check out. Then we headed out with the group on the Metro to get to the heart of Athens, where we visited the Acropolis Museum. We aren't to visit the Acropolis until tomorro
w, but it was very interesting to be able to learn about the history of it and see lots of artifacts dealing with the Acropolis before we actually saw it in person. I think the most interesting was the video we watched on the history of the Parthenon. From here, we met up with the rest of the group for another delicious dinner of moussaka, a Greek specialty. After a long day of exploring and traveling, we all were very happy to get back to the hotel and get some much needed sleep.
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