Today was an exciting day and a sad day, it was our final day and beach day. I feel like Professor Kim did that on purpose. We got to sleep in until nine, which was super nice. We then boarded the bus and headed towards the Olympic sites from the 2004 Athens games. It was supposed to be a thirty-minute bus drive, but it ended up taking over an hour due to heavy traffic. It was hot on the bus, but I enjoyed seeing different parts of Athens. we first saw the basketball stadium, it looked really modern from the outside, but the seat felt really old. It is now home to Panathinaikos, which is the second biggest team in Greece. It was really cool seeing the difference between an American basketball stadium and a Greek stadium, the biggest difference was seeing covering over the away team bench, which really shocked me. We then headed to the swimming pools, they had so many, they were indoors and outdoors. We also saw the diving boards, and we all discussed which one would be the highest one we would jump off. And the final stop on our Olympic site tour was the soccer/track stadium, which is my least favorite kind of soccer stadium, because the fans feel so far away from the field. I was also shocked when we saw the trench in front of the traveling fan section at the stadium which also had barbed wire. I knew European fan where crazy, but I did not know they were that crazy.
Since we had early morning traffic, we were not able to make it to the museum in Marathon, Greece but instead we headed straight to the beach. It was like a forty-five-minute drive to the beach, and everyone was excited. We made one stop at the ancient battle site where they figured out the name for the Marathon run. Then it was beach time, we went to a little resort on the water. We first stopped and ate in the restaurant and paid for our chairs. After that it was time to swim, which did not last long since the water was really cold and salty. But it was really refreshing, we all headed out and laid in our chairs, which was perfect. I ended up taking a nap and it was amazing, I did not fall into a deep sleep, but it was a light nap that refreshed me for the rest of the day. Professor Kim did have to wake me which I was not the only one that had to be woken up.
We then headed back to Athens, which was a very smooth drive. We got some time to freshen up before meeting and discussing the scavenger hunt in the area where we ate breakfast. Zach and I did not do well, but we had fun. After that it was time for dinner, normally we ate around six but today did not eat until around nine, which felt like a common time to eat in Athens. It was a perfect last meal, we had money left over so we got a ton of different appetizers. I got the Bolognese past which was really good. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful trip, I wish I did not have to leave.
Joshua Wilhelm
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