April 28th
Athens has been populated for about 5000 years and used to be a strong believer in the Olympic gods when it was powerful about 460 B.C. We visited the Acropolis and the Parthenon today and rode an open double decker bus around the city to see more ancient ruins and the National museum.
The next day we drove 6 hours north of Athens on a bus and visited a town
called Kalapaka. It was amazing because there were churches and monasteries (Meteora) perched
on top of tall, skinny cliffs. The only way to reach some of them is to take a
tram across, but the ones we visited we just walked over a small bridge or climbed up some steep stairs that clung to the cliffs. All
the churches are still active and there can be anywhere between 1-15 monks
or nuns living in them.
Yesterday, we arrived at Santorini, one of the islands off the coast of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea. We are going to spend about 5 days here to take a break from the constant travelling around.
Santorini is very different from the other Greek Islands, because the towns on the island are perched on the cliff edge of what is left of a massive volcano. It exploded (blew apart and collapsed) in 1350 B.C. It was one of the biggest explosions in recorded history. There are still many earthquakes on the island, some that destroyed the town we are sitting in. The sea now covers most of the crater, but the center is still active with hot springs there.
One thing I found cool on the southern part of the island, was an old city (Akrotiri) dating back to around 1500 B.C., with some underlying ruins dating back to 5000 B.C. It is thought to be a possible location of the lost city of Atlantis. It was destroyed by the volcano.
With all of the bus travel in Greece, I have been able to work lots on my homework for school.
YAH - WE ARE FINALLY IN EUROPE!!!!!
Yesterday we arrived in Athens, Greece. We felt like being lazy so we walked around a
small market at the base of the Acropolis and then we went back to the hotel and watched TV for the rest of the day. Greece has a population of 12 million and Athens has a population of 6 million people. I liked it because it was a very chill city, the people are very nice, the food is good, it is a great city to walk around in, and you feel safe. The next day we drove 6 hours north of Athens on a bus and visited a town
called Kalapaka. It was amazing because there were churches and monasteries (Meteora) perched
on top of tall, skinny cliffs. The only way to reach some of them is to take a
tram across, but the ones we visited we just walked over a small bridge or climbed up some steep stairs that clung to the cliffs. All
the churches are still active and there can be anywhere between 1-15 monks
or nuns living in them. Yesterday, we arrived at Santorini, one of the islands off the coast of Greece in the Mediterranean Sea. We are going to spend about 5 days here to take a break from the constant travelling around.
Santorini is very different from the other Greek Islands, because the towns on the island are perched on the cliff edge of what is left of a massive volcano. It exploded (blew apart and collapsed) in 1350 B.C. It was one of the biggest explosions in recorded history. There are still many earthquakes on the island, some that destroyed the town we are sitting in. The sea now covers most of the crater, but the center is still active with hot springs there.
One thing I found cool on the southern part of the island, was an old city (Akrotiri) dating back to around 1500 B.C., with some underlying ruins dating back to 5000 B.C. It is thought to be a possible location of the lost city of Atlantis. It was destroyed by the volcano.
With all of the bus travel in Greece, I have been able to work lots on my homework for school.
Great photos and descriptions. Amazing history there.
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