Visting Olympia and Relaxing in Patras

5/20/11

Location: Patras

I got up this morning and got ready for the day. Then I went downstairs to eat breakfast and then everyone got onto the tour bus. We drove for about 2 hours to Olympia where we got to see ancient ruins and where the first Olympics were held. I walked around with the whole group to look at the site and then I went to the museum filled with artifacts. It was cool seeing the gyms that they had built for the athletes and see the different sculptures in the museum. I walked into the main area of town with Elizabeth to look at the souvenir shops. I bought a few things and then ate lunch at a small restaurant in the town. I ate some pizza and then walked back to the bus with Elizabeth. The ride back took about the same amount of time and I slept for most of it. Once we got back to the hotel I spent some time updating all my online things. We actually have free internet service in our rooms this time which is really nice. Then it was time for dinner; the food here is really good too. After dinner I spent some time in the main area of the hotel just relaxing and talking to people. Then a few of us watched some South Park episodes on my computer. It’s nice to have some people with the same interests to spend time with. I’ve really gotten to know a lot of people and it’s great having so many different personalities on this trip. We watched a few episodes and then went downstairs and played cards with a big group of people. Then I went upstairs to go to bed. Even though it was only a short time, I had a lot of fun staying in Patras.