There have been a few requests for my itinerary, so I have copied and pasted it below. This way, everyone knows where I am at all times and my chances of needing a code word fro kidnapping are much less. Enjoy!
Daily Itinerary
John Tyler Community College Study Abroad in Greece
Monday, 22 June 2009: depart US on overnight flights to Athens:
Be at Richmond International Airport at check-in NO LATER THAN 9:00 AM!! Make sure you have carefully read and followed the TSA guidelines for carry-on bags and the 3-3-1 rule!!
depart 10:40 AM, arrive 11:59 AM
JFK-ATH; depart 3:50 PM, arrive 8:55 AM (local time in Athens, Tuesday, 23 June Athens time is SEVEN HOURS ahead of Eastern Daylight Time [EDT+7])
Tuesday, 23 June 2009: arrive Athens. Group walk to see changing of
guards at Syntagma Square; after quick lunch at student expense nearby, group walk/tram to top
of Lycobettos Hill. Check into hotel in PM; special group dinner/celebration introducing Greek
cuisine and overnight in Athens.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009: breakfast at hotel; depart on foot 9 AM for walk to Agora, tour of site
and Agora Museum, walk up to Areopagus Hill and visits to Acropolis and Acropolis Museum.
Lunch at student expense. Afternoon visit to Kerameikos and Museum. Students free to arrange
dinner on their own. Overnight in Athens.
Thursday, 25 June 2009: breakfast and check out of hotel for 9 AM departure by bus to Delphi.
Tour of site and museum. Lunch at student expense in museum café. Mid afternoon bus
departure to Olympia via Patras. Check in at Hotel and group dinner at hotel.
Friday, 26 June 2009: breakfast and check out of hotel; 9 AM walk or bus ride to Ancient Olympia, tour of site and museum. Lunch at student expense in town, early afternoon bus departure to Bassae and
Temple of Apollo, then to Paralio Astros. late group dinner at Taverna Mouragio in Paralio Astros.
Saturday, 27 June 2009: Breakfast at hotel and morning for leisure or course activities.
Midmorning departure by bus to Tolo, lunch on students’ own. Board ship for cruise to Hydra. Shopping and dinner on own. Evening fireworks show and festival in honor of 1821 uprising by islanders against Turkish rule. Evening departure for return to Tolo, bus back to PA, overnight in PA hotel.
Sunday, 28 June 2009: breakfast at hotel. 9 AM bus departure for drive to Nafplio, visits to
Archeological Museum and Peloponnesian Folk Life Museums. Lunch on your own in Nafplio.
Early afternoon bus drive to Palamides castle and tour of site. Students may ride back to Nafplio
town or walk down steps from castle. Afternoon shopping in Nafplio, possible boat trip to Bourtzi
Fort. Late afternoon return to PA with dinner on your own. Overnight in PA.
Monday, 29 June 2009: breakfast at hotel. 9 AM bus departure for tours of Tiryns and Nemea
and Nemea museum. Bus to Mykines town and lunch on your own. Early afternoon bus to
Ancient Mycenae for tour of site, museum and Treasury of Atreus. Late afternoon return to PA
for swimming and dinner on your own. Overnight in PA.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009: breakfast at hotel. 9 AM bus departure for Epidaurus to visit theater,
museum and shrine of Asclepius. Picnic lunch provided at Epidaurus. Afternoon bus to Nafplio
for shopping and relaxation then bus to PA. Dinner on own in Nafplio or Paralio Astros. Overnight
PA,
Wednesday, 1 July 2009: breakfast at hotel. 9 AM bus departure for Corinth. Morning tour of
Corinth and museum. Lunch on own in Corinth town. Early afternoon bus ride to Acrocorinth and
self-tour of site. Return by bus to PA. Group dinner at Taverna Lagoudera in Paralio Astros.
Thursday, 2 July 2009: breakfast at hotel and check out. 9 AM departure; stop for snack and a
look at Corinth canal, then to Eleusis and tour of site and museum. Lunch on own in Eleusis
town, then early afternoon bus departure to Athens, Hotel check in and dinner on your own.
Friday, 3 July 2009: Morning free to shop or visit a museum or site on your own. Lunch on your
own. Mid afternoon departure by bus to Shrine of Artemis at Brauron and then on to Sounion and Temple of Poseidon. Tour of site until near sundown. Bus back to Athens, with stop for group seafood dinner at Taverna Acrogiali, seaside restaurant along Attic coast. Overnight in Athens.
Saturday, 4 July 2009: Breakfast at hotel; 9 AM walk to National Archeological Museum. Lunch
on your own and afternoon free to shop or visit other sites or museums. Dinner on your own and
overnight in Athens.
Sunday, 5 July 2009: final day in Athens. Morning for leisure, shopping, etc. 11 AM full-dress
ceremony of changing of guards at Syntagma Square, with military bands and parade. Lunch on
your own. Afternoon by Metro and tram to Piraeus and visit to Archeological Museum. After
museum visit, afternoon free for shopping, packing, etc. Group farewell dinner with music and folk dancing at Taverna Kalokerinos in Athens and overnight.
Monday, 6 July 2009: early breakfast and check out of hotel; bus to airport and flight home to
U.S. Arrival in Richmond 8:33 PM.
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All-powerful and ever-living God, when Abraham left his own land and departed from his own people, you kept him safe all through his journey.
ReplyDeleteProtect Natalie, who also is your servant: walk by her side to help her; be her companion and her strength on the road and her refuge in every adversity. Lead her, O Lord, so that she will reach her destination in safety and happily return to her home.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.