Jamie Keay

Looking back on an amazing journey so far, we started off with an everlasting plane trip in a seat where i couldn’t get any sleep and when we finally landed in Athens I was excited for everything this tour had in store for us! First day after settling in we went on a night tour up a steep slope to the top of a hill for an amazing first look at the magnificent city and the star on display the acropolis, after arriving back at the hotel i had no trouble quickly falling asleep with nearly 40 hours awake under my belt. The next morning was an early start but fortunately breakfast was followed by a nice long 2 hour bus ride to Delphi where we could get some more sleep, stopping to buy some food for lunch along the way , when we arrived at Delphi we were all buzzing for our first real look at ancient Greece. Looking at the ruins was an unforgettable experience and moving around the hill was tiring so when we got to sit down for lunch i was ready for the rest, however our lunch was interrupted by one of the local ‘swaglords’ when she asked us where we were from after i mentioned New Zealand she went nuts repeating over and over again ‘NEW ZEEEEEEEALAND NEW ZEEEEALAND’ when she had finally walked away i enjoyed a nice chocolate filled croissant, and then was again interrupted by her screaming as her and her ‘swaglets’ walked past once again. We then went into the peaceful Museum where the ‘swaglord’ could no longer bother us. We saw some unparalleled art from the Greeks, such pieces as the Charioteer and the Sphinx. We then walked down the hill to the temple of Athena and saw the enormous remains. The bus home was our next stop and after arriving home we went down to the Monasteraki square to scavenge for dinner, we were pounded by invitations to dine at the local shops by people waiting outside their restaurants for tourists to pass through. I slept easy that night exhausted from the day i had, and excited for the next day ahead.

P.S The boys are back in town!!