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Journey to Greece
If you take on Greek in the 4th, 5th and 6th forms the school journey in the 5th year has Greece for its destination. Pupils are being prepared for the journey – which takes place in the week before the October half term break – from the beginning of the school year.
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The group travel to Athens by plane and later continue their journey by touring car in order to reach the Peloponnesus, the largest Greek peninsula.
It is always quite an experience when a group is standing on the hill of Philopappos, face to face with the Acropolis. First impressions are overwhelming and most pupils are so impressed that they talk about their visit for days. |
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| In Athens the well-known sights are visited: the Acropolis, the Agora, the National Museum, the Olympic Stadium and the hill of Lykabettos. |
Of course we take a stroll along the Plaka, watch the Changing of the Guard at the House of Parliament, lounge on attractive terraces and have a late night meal outdoors. |
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When travelling on by coach the Peloponnesus is reached via the Corinthian channel. For two days the group stays at Nauplion, from where excursions are made to Mycene, Agamemnon´s fortress and Epidaurus, the marvellous theatre village with its Asclepios Sanctuary. Often there’s a chance of refreshing oneself in the lovely sea.
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Then on to Olympia. The beautiful trip across the Peloponnesus gives you a good picture of Greece today, but also of the life of the ancient Greeks.
Olympia is very impressive on account of the remains of the first Olympic Games.
The last excursion is to Delphi. This enormous complex with the temple of Apollo lies hidden in a steep slope. You can imagine that the ancient Greeks were glad they had a safe journey and thankfully gave an offering to Athena Pronaia, whose temple lies at the foot of the large temple complex. |
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Then back to Athens via the monastery of Hosios Loukas, a magnificent example of Byzantine architecture.
Athens is like ´coming home´. The whole group have a meal together, exchange experiences and reminisce. What remains is some hours of leisure or shopping and getting used to the idea of going back to Holland.
A journey to never forget. |
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