Woke up this morning to another beautiful morning in Athens! We started our day off with a bus tour of a few sites in Athens, including the 1896 Olympic Stadium which is a reconstruction of a late Hellenistic stadium on the site. We then got off the bus at the Acropolis which is home to the Parthenon, which we learned all about yesterday at the Acropolis Museum (it looks much more grand in person than in photos). After a brief guided tour of the Acropolis, we had free time to explore the site. I was able to take some great photos of not only the site but also the amazing view of Athens. From here, our group went on an adventure to find the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Unfortunately, one of the Metro lines was shut down, so it was a bit of a hike for us to try and find the museum. At least we got to see some more of downtown Athens on our way. The museum was just about to close as we got there, so we had just enough time to briefly walk through and see the most important pieces, like Zeus of Artemision, Boy Jokey, and several Mycenaean artifacts. After the museum, we headed back to the hotel on the Metro. We had some free time for a
few hours, so all of the girls from our group decided it was a good opportunity to go up to the rooftop pool! It was so nice to be able to have some free time to enjoy the nice weather, look at the views of Athens from the roof, and relax in the pool. After our free time, we headed with our group back on the Metro to Monastiraki. This was a really fun town to visit. We explored the streets, found a great place to try our first gyros (ended up having a gyro everyday for lunch while in Greece), and shopped for lots of souvenirs. This was one of my favorite cities in Greece. We got some gelato, and watched some street performers before heading back to the hotel on the Metro. Exhausted from all the sun and activities, we all went to bed early in anticipation of our cruise starting the next morning.
Woke up this morning to another beautiful morning in Athens! We started our day off with a bus tour of a few sites in Athens, including the 1896 Olympic Stadium which is a reconstruction of a late Hellenistic stadium on the site. We then got off the bus at the Acropolis which is home to the Parthenon, which we learned all about yesterday at the Acropolis Museum (it looks much more grand in person than in photos). After a brief guided tour of the Acropolis, we had free time to explore the site. I was able to take some great photos of not only the site but also the amazing view of Athens. From here, our group went on an adventure to find the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Unfortunately, one of the Metro lines was shut down, so it was a bit of a hike for us to try and find the museum. At least we got to see some more of downtown Athens on our way. The museum was just about to close as we got there, so we had just enough time to briefly walk through and see the most important pieces, like Zeus of Artemision, Boy Jokey, and several Mycenaean artifacts. After the museum, we headed back to the hotel on the Metro. We had some free time for a
few hours, so all of the girls from our group decided it was a good opportunity to go up to the rooftop pool! It was so nice to be able to have some free time to enjoy the nice weather, look at the views of Athens from the roof, and relax in the pool. After our free time, we headed with our group back on the Metro to Monastiraki. This was a really fun town to visit. We explored the streets, found a great place to try our first gyros (ended up having a gyro everyday for lunch while in Greece), and shopped for lots of souvenirs. This was one of my favorite cities in Greece. We got some gelato, and watched some street performers before heading back to the hotel on the Metro. Exhausted from all the sun and activities, we all went to bed early in anticipation of our cruise starting the next morning.
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