Laura Weider Athens and Delphi

      When we arrived in Athens, we were all very tired, but we pushed through. The first night we were in Athens we went to a basketball game and it was so fun! The two teams that played were rivals, and the entire crowd was routing for the home team. They chanted the whole game, never stopping. Unfortunately, the home team lost and we had to leave early because of expected riots and fights. When we went outside to wait for our bus, there were police officers standing outside with shields and batons waiting for what ever was next. We were clear out of sight when the crowd left the building. The second day of Athens we woke up very early and took a three hour bus ride to Delphi. I could not stop looking at the numerous beautiful mountains and villages along the sides of the roads. We went to Mount Parnassus, and we got to see the amazing ruins of the sanctuary of Apollo Pythios. We all took thousands of pictures, and got to see parts of temples and walls with ancient writings on them. After the adventurous tour, we ate at this great restaurant. Most of us ordered the mixed plate which was filled with six different authentic Greece foods. This was nice because we could try various foods in one sitting. Our tour guide Andy is the best, she teaches us so much about the history of Greece.