March 4:
riddle answer: ton
success: Tanith got it.
dare: to have everyone in the group sign my shirt
fail: I was inconveniently wearing black, and I didn't get the chance to buy a white shirt. Maybe I will get one in the next couple of days though.
quote: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - took the one less traveled by, and that has mae all the difference." - Robert Frost
riddle: There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name half of them?
Today was a fairly busy day. We woke up at our usual time of 7:30 AM and headed to Marathon. There wasn't much there, as it is just a field, but we saw the tomb and this interesting 3D map that explained where all the different monuments were in the area.
Afterwards, we hopped on the bus again and went to Brauron. Unfortunately for us, the site itself was closed, and so we had to satisfy ourselves with pulling the bus over to take pictures over the fence. We did go to the museum though, where I was very thrilled to see all the different grave stele of the little children. It was also fairly interesting to see the statues of hands holding doves and childhood toys.
Thirdly, we went to Sounion, which has a spectacular temple of Poseidon overlooking the water from the top of the hill. In true form, we did our dance in front of it. It was pretty interesting to see all the signatures of individuals dating back to the 1800's which were carved into the marble. We wanted to see Lord Byron, but alas!
It was also our last day with George (our driver). We were very disappointed, but apparently he has a life that doesn't include driving a bus for a group of students and their professor. Who knew?
By the time we got back to the hotel, we were exhausted. Unfortunately, on our way into the city, one of the main areas was closed down. George informed us that there was a protest going on, and the hotel reception desk man told us that there is going to be another general strike tomorrow. Isn't it just our luck that we would fly thousands of miles to see the Acropolis, and it may not be open to us! Or even better, isn't it just my luck that it's my last year at MTA after spending four years studying Classics, and I might not even see it! However, with some luck, only the transportation will be on strike, and we will be able to walk, since the Parthenon is visible from our hotel. We are a little worried about these strikes though... not because we're worried about being in danger or anything, but worried that we might not accomplish everything. Wish us luck!
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