This early Friday morning, we were rushed out of our beds to disembark our now familiar cruise ship. By eight
o’clock, we were on a bus, touring through Athens on our way to the National Archeological Museum. We toured through the enormous museum, viewing many Greek statues, most made of marble. We viewed the statues in chronological order, and before our eyes the statues gained volume, rather than lines for muscles and more poses that implied motion. There were also many bas-relief panels of marble that told life stories, used mostly above tombs. We also viewed a Mycenaean exhibit, a culture that was rich in gold. This was also the Greek city that Agamemnon, brother in law to the famous Helen, ruled from. Then we rushed back to the bus and drove to the ancient city of Corinth. We stopped for a delicious lunch at a little café and restaurant. The choices were between slovaki, a pork kebab with bread, a cheese pie, or a spinach pie. Students also enjoyed buying Greek chocolate, Pringles, and Oreos—a delicious reminder of home.
We toured the quiet, almost deserted, ancient city ruins of Corinth in the middle of the afternoon. The sun was
shining, and there were no clouds, but the air was crisp and cool. Though we did not go to the Acropolis of the city which was a three hour journey up the mountain, we viewed a temple to Athena, a famous fountain that was supposedly part of the Greek myth about Medea and Jason. The people of Corinth mostly had the problem of worshipping many gods. It was here in Corinth that Paul stayed with Aquila and Pricilla for a few years. Though Corinth was in ruins, there were traces of shops, pieces of beautiful mosaics, broken statues and columns,
all obviously once part of a great city. We hopped back on the bus and took a two hour ride to the port of Patras, where a ferry was waiting to take us to the final leg of our journey—Italy. Tomorrow we will land in the port of Bari and will be on our way to Rome.
o’clock, we were on a bus, touring through Athens on our way to the National Archeological Museum. We toured through the enormous museum, viewing many Greek statues, most made of marble. We viewed the statues in chronological order, and before our eyes the statues gained volume, rather than lines for muscles and more poses that implied motion. There were also many bas-relief panels of marble that told life stories, used mostly above tombs. We also viewed a Mycenaean exhibit, a culture that was rich in gold. This was also the Greek city that Agamemnon, brother in law to the famous Helen, ruled from. Then we rushed back to the bus and drove to the ancient city of Corinth. We stopped for a delicious lunch at a little café and restaurant. The choices were between slovaki, a pork kebab with bread, a cheese pie, or a spinach pie. Students also enjoyed buying Greek chocolate, Pringles, and Oreos—a delicious reminder of home.
We toured the quiet, almost deserted, ancient city ruins of Corinth in the middle of the afternoon. The sun was
shining, and there were no clouds, but the air was crisp and cool. Though we did not go to the Acropolis of the city which was a three hour journey up the mountain, we viewed a temple to Athena, a famous fountain that was supposedly part of the Greek myth about Medea and Jason. The people of Corinth mostly had the problem of worshipping many gods. It was here in Corinth that Paul stayed with Aquila and Pricilla for a few years. Though Corinth was in ruins, there were traces of shops, pieces of beautiful mosaics, broken statues and columns,
all obviously once part of a great city. We hopped back on the bus and took a two hour ride to the port of Patras, where a ferry was waiting to take us to the final leg of our journey—Italy. Tomorrow we will land in the port of Bari and will be on our way to Rome.