The parking and driving in Greece is so different compared to the U.S. People park anywhere they want and motorcycles on the road drive how they want. Motorcycles drive by cars and through a bunch of traffic, weaving in and out of cars and buses. You definitely have to be more cautious on the streets of Greece!
Monday, March 9, 2015
Shane Healey
Coming into Greece I did not know much about the culture or the country overall. Since the first day here until now, it has been an amazing and eye-opening experience. Through the first day in Athens, we saw a lot of flats and no houses. A lot of people from Greece want to live in Athens and it was easy to get an apartment a couple years ago. In one of the wealthier areas we drive through, a couple years ago people could buy an apartment for 3,000-4,000 euros per square foot.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Tori Pernell
Today is our third day in the lovely Greece. I keep picturing My Big Fat Greek Wedding everywhere I go and I am almost positive that's why they do not like Americans. ;-) The weather is a little colder than I had expected, but I feel right at home! Our hotel for the night is by far my favorite so far-- out of the 2 we have been in. Ha! Delphi is absolutely the most beautiful city I have ever seen. The scenery on the Ruins is phenomenal. I am feeling very blessed!
P.S. When we were flying to Greece, Celeste referred to the Swiss Alps as the Appalachian Mountains. That is all.
Nickolaus Work
Today we traveled to Delphi from Athens by bus. We arrived at the ruins in amazement of how large the mountains around us. We explored though the ruins and took hundreds of pictures. I had my first authentic Greek dish of lamb with lemon sauce that was delicious! We than got to the hotel to find an amazing view from our balcony that overlooks the Corinthian Golf. We left the hotel to explore the town. I walked into a shop to find a friendly clerk that I bartered a oil painting from. I got the price from 60 euros down to 15. We also found a coffee shop that had great coffee and wonderful desserts. All in all a great day in Delphi!
Christine Chiodo
First and foremost boy am I lucky. To think in 3 days I've been in 2 states, 3 airports, 3 countries and many many cities.
We started this amazing excursion on March 6th in Pittsburgh International at 12:00pm. From there we went to Newark Airport and onto Zurich then Athens. In the air on the way to Newark we saw the New York City skyline and from Newark to Zurich we saw the Swiss Alps.
Our first stop, Athens, was actually surprising. It wasn't anything like you see in "The Sisterhood of the Teaveling Pants." It was dirty and dark and surprising, but regardless we are in GREECE! It keeps hitting me at different times of the day that I am actually in a place that I've been dreaming about all of my life. In Athens we saw a basketball which was out of control. So many fans in a gymnasium smaller than my home high school gym. The cool thing about this game was the fact that if the home team lost their team and program was cut...and they lost. We left early because there was said to be a riot. Police were lined on the streets with shields and helmets. After the game we had dinner in the hotel. Dinner was bread, cabbage salad, chicken and potatoes. One of the most interesting/ different things about the city of Athens was the parking. People park all over the roads, double and triple parked on both sides of the street. Basically, our bus driver is a saint for getting us through it all.
Today for day two we started off with breakfast which was fresh peaches, Italian meat sandwiches and bacon. As for traveling we were in Delphi. We saw the ruins here which were up on a mountain which they call hills here. The "hills" were bigger than most of the mountains back at home.We saw a theater, many columns, the aqueduct and amazing landscapes. For lunch, it was the best meal so far, I had grilled lamb chops (my mother would have been in heaven). They were amazing and for the first time ever I've had lamb that rivals my moms.
I can't wait to see what the rest of this amazing trip has in store for me and the rest of the crew.
Thanks Mom and Dad for helping me get here...hi if you're reading!!
I don't think I could be any luckier.
We started this amazing excursion on March 6th in Pittsburgh International at 12:00pm. From there we went to Newark Airport and onto Zurich then Athens. In the air on the way to Newark we saw the New York City skyline and from Newark to Zurich we saw the Swiss Alps.
Our first stop, Athens, was actually surprising. It wasn't anything like you see in "The Sisterhood of the Teaveling Pants." It was dirty and dark and surprising, but regardless we are in GREECE! It keeps hitting me at different times of the day that I am actually in a place that I've been dreaming about all of my life. In Athens we saw a basketball which was out of control. So many fans in a gymnasium smaller than my home high school gym. The cool thing about this game was the fact that if the home team lost their team and program was cut...and they lost. We left early because there was said to be a riot. Police were lined on the streets with shields and helmets. After the game we had dinner in the hotel. Dinner was bread, cabbage salad, chicken and potatoes. One of the most interesting/ different things about the city of Athens was the parking. People park all over the roads, double and triple parked on both sides of the street. Basically, our bus driver is a saint for getting us through it all.
Today for day two we started off with breakfast which was fresh peaches, Italian meat sandwiches and bacon. As for traveling we were in Delphi. We saw the ruins here which were up on a mountain which they call hills here. The "hills" were bigger than most of the mountains back at home.We saw a theater, many columns, the aqueduct and amazing landscapes. For lunch, it was the best meal so far, I had grilled lamb chops (my mother would have been in heaven). They were amazing and for the first time ever I've had lamb that rivals my moms.
I can't wait to see what the rest of this amazing trip has in store for me and the rest of the crew.
Thanks Mom and Dad for helping me get here...hi if you're reading!!
I don't think I could be any luckier.
Lindsey McKay Delphi
Today, we left hotel Oscar in Athens this morning at 8:30. On our way to Delphi, we got to sight see on the bus drive. Here we drove past Attica and saw many mountains (which they call hills haha!). It was a very dreary day with a little rain. The drive took about 2 hours to Delphi. We made one out stop to a small shop on the side of the road. The. Finally landed in Delphi. It was beautiful. We passed Castillo springs where our tour guide Andy told us that it where people "purified" themselves before going to the oracle. The oracle we visited was apollos and it was amazing. Unlike the Romans, they kept restoration of the many historical sites. Even if they weren't perfect, they were practically the real deal from past times. She also spoke about how orscles gave advice to people and sometimes the people's eould over look what the oracle would say. The Greeks always looks at the good and bad side of things in life. The overall experience was amazing. It was a slightly chilly day. I learned so much from today, even if I can't remember it all forever. We then ate lunch after exploring where I had a sampler plate of different Greek food. After, we visited the tholos which is a snake pit. Then we finally landed at our hotel in Delphi. Having a blast!
Cassie Nadzam. Travel and day 1
We began our journey on Friday March 6th with a delayed flight from Pittsburgh but eventually left around 3:30 pm and headed to Newark, New Jersey from there we caught our 7 hour flight to Zurich, Switzerland! The flight went very quick but finding a comfortable sleeping position was quite difficult. We got dinner and breakfast on the plane and it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. From Switzerland
we boarded our final plane and headed to Athens, Greece. We arrived at 1:20 pm on Saturday March 7th. At the airport we were greeted by our tour guide Andy and headed to our first hotel, oscar, after freshening up we embarked on our first activity. We went to a basketball game between 2 Greek teams! Afterwards we left for dinner at the hotel which was delicious!! Can't wait to see what other adventures we have in store. 
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