Christine Chiodo
As day 3 comes to a close it's nice to have a long bus ride (4 hours to be exact) to sit back and reflect on everything we have learned all day.
Today was our day in Olympia which has been my favorite day so far. As an athlete it was really amazing to see the site of the very first olympic games. We sat right in the middle of The Gymnasium, The Temple of Zeus and The Temple of Hera and listened to the whole story about how the games started, why the games started, about the five rings and why there are five, about the torch being passed and so much more. All I could think about was, the excitement in my stomach each time the open ceremony begins while I watch the Americans March in with the American flag and how I was sitting in the very spot that that tradition, the ceremony, began so many years earlier (776 BC).
After the ruins we took a tour of the museum that was right next to the ruins where we saw many of the statues that had been preserved and brought inside to keep safe. The one that stood out to me the most was the statute of Hermes from 4th century which was completely together except for the legs which had been fixed.
The final part of our tour in Olympia was lunch. For lunch we had gyros! My first one in Greece, and it was amazing! Lamb, french fries and all the normal fixings on top made for a perfect end to a long morning!
The rest of our night is filled with a long bus ride to our second to last hotel in Tolo. I hear this hotel is right along the water so I cannot wait to see it and possibly take a walk on the beach!
A big thanks to our tour guide Andy for making this such a great experience! Here we come Tolo!
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