So yesterday we went to the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, it was amazing how far back some of the items in there date back to! I saw several monuments that were from 16th century BC... almost four thousand years ago! Wow. After that, we told Athens "Ya-sas" (goodbye in Greek) and headed out toward Corinth. Yes, as in the book, Corinthians. There we saw the Corinth canal, which is an amazing peace of work that has affected the entire history of Greece practically. This is because it was the only way you could enter the southern part of Greece by land, so therefore if you held Corinth you practically held Greece. We then hiked the Akrocorinth, which was more than worth it once we reached the top. You could see the ocean, the mountains, everything.
We then headed to Napflion, a small town by the Aegean Sea. What was the first thing we did? We went swimming in the sea of course! It was so much fun and was actually warm... but some people accidently stepped on Sea urchins trying to get out! Ouch! Everyone is alright though. We then went out to eat as a group, and have been able to speak greek more and more to the people as they know less and less english! Athens is much more "American Friendly" I guess you could say, as Athenians comparatively seem more fluent in english.
Today we went to see the Acropolis of Mycenae and the athletic grounds of Nemea. It was hot but so amazing. We went to a place right on the water to eat lunch afterwards, and slowly but surely, I am falling in love with Tzaziki sauce, which was also amazing there. We went right into the water afterwards and went swimming for a few hours before heading back to Nafplion. Yay!
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Hey Ariana,
We just got home from St. Martin. It is so good to catch up with you via your blog. You have already seen so much history, and you have only been gone a week. It sounds wonderful.
We got your phone message. It was great to hear your voice. Also, we got a message from Becky's mom while we were gone. So if whe hasn't called her Mom yet, she might need to do so.
We all miss you. But are so glad you are having a great time.
God bless you -
Mom
I think its awesome that you have been able to communicate some in Greek! Its difficult trying to talk to locals because they talk really fast but its worth it if you can pull it off. My Spanish is improving as my vocabulary and knowledge of European Spanish improves and I haven´t even started my language course yet. I´m glad your having fun and save some room for some Sangria once you get to Valencia!
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