Today was quite an eventful day. It was an early start to the day because we had a tour of the Acropolis and the ancient Agora. Our guide was a Greek friend of Judy’s named Dionysus and man, was he good looking. Yes, I’m aware he’s named after one of the Greek gods. People don’t lie when they say Greek men are hot. I have seen plenty while I’ve been here in Athens. Seriously though, he was Greek and had blue eyes. He was a winner, for sure. Anyway, we took the metro and headed to the Acropolis and saw a couple of temples and the Parthenon. The guide also took us by what is believed to be a prison where Socrates was imprisoned. We were able to have some free time at the Acropolis to take pictures and look around. After that, we all met back up to go to see the ancient Agora. I couldn’t believe it, but I missed Mars Hill where Apostle Paul preached. Hopefully, I’ll be able to go tomorrow because we are going to the Acropolis Museum which is really close to it. I got a little sunburned today because we were out in the sun for so long. After the Acropolis and ancient Agora, I went with a group to another Greek restaurant, which was really good. I tried real feta! It was delicious. Then our group split up and went to see the Temple of Zeus, and the place where the Olympics were held in 2004. When we came back, we sat at the pool for a few minutes and then went to dinner. Dinner wasn’t bad until they served fish as the main dish. I’m not a seafood person, but fortunately I ate some of the other stuff and also got to make a short trip to the super market across the street with some friends. We only had a short time though, so we had to hurry through before they closed. Now, we’re back at the hotel working on some of our class stuff because we have our first class tomorrow. I have to write my journal entry as well as finishing reading some of the Iliad. We walked a lot today, and I’m definitely tired and glad to be in the hotel room. Judy is taking some of the students to a club to go dancing tonight, but my roommates and I wanted to get some rest for another long, eventful day tomorrow. We are going to the Acropolis Museum, a place called Sounion where I believe the Temple of Poseidon is located, and hopefully some time at Mars Hill. It was a hot, but beautiful today, and I’m ready for another great day in Athens tomorrow. We leave Athens on Friday to head to Delphi and Patras. I’m in love. Well, except for the fish at dinner. I could seriously live here one day. More great things to tell later! Here a few pictures from the day.
Amazing feta with Chicken Souvalki
Temple of Zeus
Abi, Marissa, Megan, Caddy, and I in front of the Parthenon
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