Day 10 Athens

Student Blog Day!

The Parthenon was amazing but it RAINED SO HARD LATER. I have also realized how much I appreciate oil and vinegar for bread.
Kira

We took one of the best chicken photos in front of the Parthenon. I got a sunburn at the start of the day and then almost drowned during the rain/thunderstorm later on.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Keara

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Keara and I spoke in bad Irish accents for the duration of the afternoon. Evidently, they don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Greece.
Meghan

After walking through the local meat markets today, I am glad to be a vegetarian.
Lauren

Today we went to The Acropolis and after we went on a tour of the fish and meat markets before having free time. Mitchell, Taka, Ben, Shane, Will and I were in an elevator and after we got out we all started laughing at how much the elevator smelt of fish from our clothes.
Nic

The Parthenon was great but it rained…A LOT.
Emily

The weather here changes quite quickly. From a beautiful sunny morning at the Parthenon to the worst rain possible in Athens. Shopping was still fun of course despite the heavey downpour! Emily is evil! NOT! IS SO! IS NOT!
~VaNeSsA

The Parthenon was incredible… but it was sad how much of it was gone. It was also pretty sunny in the morning, but I was glad to have my umbrella in the afternoon… all the rain did not make the walk and shopping too much fun.
Moniika

Today was the most wondrous of days. The rain was lovely, reminiscent of the usual weather in Vancouver. Gillian bought a spectacular dress, Julia bought two pairs of shoes (one suede, one wonverse), Lucia bought many plausible items, and Alyssa stole plentiful gifts for her awaiting family.
~Gillian, Julia, Lucia, and Alyssa
Ya sas!

I made a very good friend at Mycenae, unfortunately they may have given me fleas.
-Ben


Today was pretty fun seeing the Acropolis; the weather was amazing up until we had free time, that’s when it started pouring down on us, besides that I had a great time as to all the other days I’ve spent in Europe!
-Taka Akiyama

Today Shane Taylor…. Neeevermind… well, today it rained a whole bunch when we were shopping. I got a shirt too! ☺ and we also visited the Acropolis at Athens and a bunch of locations in Athens (and it didn’t rain then)
-Lance

The Parthenon was absolutely breathtaking, as was the view from the Acropolis. Had a great time shopping in Athens even though it was raining so hard that it made us Vancouver locals run for cover.
-Geoff

Greece, as well as the rest of Europe, has been astoundingly beautiful and I don’t think I have ever had so much history crammed into my brain in such a short span of time. Unfortunately, St. Patty’s Day isn’t greatly celebrated in Greece, but we’ve made do.
-Camille

This trip so far has been the single greatest vacation of my life. I loved the Parthenon even though it was under construction. I can’t even imagine how beautiful it would have been if it hadn’t been! During our free time, it rained so hard that we had to go into a café even thought we didn’t buy anything.
-Connor

I owe my newfound liking for olives and coffee entirely to this trip. The history contained in the cities we have visited is so unlike anything Canada has to offer. I know that I must return here someday. I hope it is snowing in Vancouver. Hahaha >:D
-Rowan W.

Today was amazing, especially walking through the sketchy side streets of Athens and trying to convince salesmen that we Vancouverites didn’t need an umbrella. The Parthenon was huge but no one could pay attention with the magical tomato and pig bubble toys that were being sold by the vendors.
-Sean

The Acropolis was amazing, though all the construction on the Parthenon was quite distracting. The hotel is fine. Shopping around Athens was fun, and the rain was even better. It was pouring down so hard, and none of the streets were made for rain, it was great. Everyone else ran for cover, but I stuck to the middle of the streets. The rain was so refreshing and it felt a lot like home. So many people tried to sell me umbrellas, but I chose to play in the rain. It really sucked when I went in to a café and my jeans were suctioned to my leg because of the wet, and the cold air was no longer very refreshing. Just cold.
-Will

All of the sites that we saw today were amazing: the first Olympic stadium and the Acropolis. The fish, meat and veggie markets were cool but all of the smelled really bad. The shopping was amazing until it started to pour than it was just a game to stay out of the rain. The roads went from being roads to being rivers and that made it a challenge to walk around. But over all the day was great.
-Peter

The parts of the Parthenon that were not covered by scaffolding were pretty amazing and the view was incredible. However getting lost in a Greek marketplace in the middle of a thunderstorm is not so fun, thankfully there are plenty of guys with umbrellas to sell to you. The trip overall though has been absolutely incredible. It’s hard to believe that such places actually existed.
-Dylan™

Some parts of this trip are sketchy, and everything else is old. I think a five year old could have wrote that. But I definitely feel like a five year old in a candy shop with all these ruins that I have seen on television. So far Saint Peter’s Basilica was the highlight of the trip so far, because regardless of how old and historical it is, some parts are still being used today. Going to all these places seems unreal, it almost seems as if I’m going to a replica of the actual place. That’s quite weird to be honest.
-Hijo (Mitch M)

Today was pretty good. The Parthenon was really cool and the view for up there was amazing. The tour guide was a bit boring though, and all those illegal venders selling those dumb things were so annoying! Seriously, they wouldn’t go away! Anyway, when we went shopping later that day and it started to rain, I was so mad because I was wearing a T-shirt with no rain jacket or hoodie so I got soaked. But then a jeweler gave me a pullover for warmth and that was really cool. So hospitable!
-Jordan