We transitioned into another part of the lecture, which focused more about the Greek culture, the different societies within Greece, the first type of Olympic games which were known as the Panhellenic games, and also the ancient olympic facilities that hosted these first games.
Following the first lecture, we all headed to the London Museum. The museum was amazing! We spent the first hour or so focusing specifically on the exhibits dedicated to Ancient Greece. From the very detailed statues and carved stone heads of rulers and gods, to the intricate pottery and clay pieces, everything was so cool to learn about. One of the most popular exhibits was the Roseta Stone (which is the picture attached to this post), and while it is unrelated to Ancient Greece, it is obviously significant to the modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics. After finishing our informational tour with Professor Ryan, we were given some free time to both get lunch and explore the rest of the ginormous museum on our own. We were all starving so we went to a nice restaurant for a quick bite, then headed back to the museum to look at other interesting and historically significant pieces. I think I can speak for most of the students on the trip in that the coolest room in the museum was the Ancient Egyptian mummy room. We saw both mummy caskets as well as some open caskets and even some real human bones that are still kept intact in the shape of a human.
Time travels fast when you’re having fun, so before we knew it, we needed to head back to SU London for a final lecture on the modern olympics. On the way back we got some ice cream as we were enjoying the nice weather. Back in the classroom, Professor Kim was talking to us about the modern Olympic games, starting with the games in Athens in 1896, up until the upcoming Olympics in 2024 in Paris. She was teaching us about significant events in each of the olympics, such as in the early 1900s how the olympics was not that popular and there was only 1 ticket sold at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. Not only that, but we learned about many of the controversial things that took place that are still referenced today as moments that help define what the Olympics is about. For example, the creation of an Olympic Village, which is now a prominent part of the games, was first introduced in the 1924 games in Paris. Not only that, but I thought it was interesting to learn how the different International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidents make different decisions on controversial events, such as the events surrounding the Munich Massacre.
Once we concluded the lecture, we went back to the hotel and then went to dinner. Overall, it was a very long day filled with a lot of very interesting information and many fun activities in between.
Following the first lecture, we all headed to the London Museum. The museum was amazing! We spent the first hour or so focusing specifically on the exhibits dedicated to Ancient Greece. From the very detailed statues and carved stone heads of rulers and gods, to the intricate pottery and clay pieces, everything was so cool to learn about. One of the most popular exhibits was the Roseta Stone (which is the picture attached to this post), and while it is unrelated to Ancient Greece, it is obviously significant to the modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics. After finishing our informational tour with Professor Ryan, we were given some free time to both get lunch and explore the rest of the ginormous museum on our own. We were all starving so we went to a nice restaurant for a quick bite, then headed back to the museum to look at other interesting and historically significant pieces. I think I can speak for most of the students on the trip in that the coolest room in the museum was the Ancient Egyptian mummy room. We saw both mummy caskets as well as some open caskets and even some real human bones that are still kept intact in the shape of a human.
Time travels fast when you’re having fun, so before we knew it, we needed to head back to SU London for a final lecture on the modern olympics. On the way back we got some ice cream as we were enjoying the nice weather. Back in the classroom, Professor Kim was talking to us about the modern Olympic games, starting with the games in Athens in 1896, up until the upcoming Olympics in 2024 in Paris. She was teaching us about significant events in each of the olympics, such as in the early 1900s how the olympics was not that popular and there was only 1 ticket sold at the 1900 Olympics in Paris. Not only that, but we learned about many of the controversial things that took place that are still referenced today as moments that help define what the Olympics is about. For example, the creation of an Olympic Village, which is now a prominent part of the games, was first introduced in the 1924 games in Paris. Not only that, but I thought it was interesting to learn how the different International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidents make different decisions on controversial events, such as the events surrounding the Munich Massacre.
Once we concluded the lecture, we went back to the hotel and then went to dinner. Overall, it was a very long day filled with a lot of very interesting information and many fun activities in between.
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