το Σχέδιο (The Plan)

Here’s a quick rundown of how the vacation is going to go for us here in Greece:

Tuesday, July 7^th: Arrive in Greece

Wednesday, July 8^th: Resort day

Thursday, July 9^th: Mycenae and Epidaurus

-          10 hour tour

-          Ancient Greek remains and the tomb of Agamemnon in Mycenae

-          Drive along Sarconic Gulf coast

-          Birthplace of Apollo’s son, ancient place of healing, and amphitheatre in Epidaurus

-          Small town of Nauplia

 

Friday, July 10^th: Cape Sounion and Temple of Poseidon

-          4 hour tour

-          Includes pretty much what it says J

-          May visit Abi in the morning

  

Saturday, July 11^th: Resort day; Carla and Dan arrive in Greece

Sunday, July 12^th: Hydra, Poros, and Egina Day Cruise with Abi

-          11 hour tour

-          Visit three separate Greek islands by boat

-          Sightsee and shop on Hydra (*Hail Hydra*)

-          Visit Temple of Aphaia OR sightsee on Egina

-          Visit a Russian dockyard called Trinzia on Poros

Monday, July 13^th: Resort Day

Tuesday, July 14^th: Athens

-          5 hour tour

-          Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

-          Panathenaic Stadium

-          Pantheon Temple and Acropolis museum

-          May see Abi in afternoon

Wednesday and Thursday, July 15^th -16^th: Delphi and Meteora

-          2 day tour

-          Both are UNESCO World Heritage sites

-          Lividia

-          Sanctuary of Apollo

-          Rock monastaries

-          Stay overnight in Kalambaka

Friday, July 17^th: Resort Day

Saturday, July 18^th: Leave Greece; Arrive in Dallas and spend the night

Sunday, July 19^th: Return home

I’m very excited for the tours we decided to take.  They seem like they will be a great way to see a lot of Greece in a short amount of time.  However, since we’re staying in Marathon, getting to the meeting points for these tours is proving to be difficult.  Many of the meeting times are between 8 and 10 AM at the Hotel Amalia in Syntagma (Constitutional) Square in Athens.  In order to reach the hotel we must leave at least an hour and a half early to take a bus from about half a mile away from the resort to the metro and then take the metro to a station near the hotel in Athens.  That makes for some very early mornings and very long days.  Hopefully the tours will be worth it!  At least we can nap on the tour buses, right?