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Greek Trip

Cornell College
May 9-28, 2003

Day 1

Departure for Greece from Cedar Rapids (10:40 a.m.);
arriving Athens (10:15 a.m.)
May 9 DL5728 CID 10:40 CVG 12:56
May 9 DL1296 CVG 2:40 JFK 4:40
May 9 DL 132 JFK 5:40 ATH 10:15 May 10

Day 2 AM Arrival in Athens: Hellenikon Airport
PM Acropolis
Day 3

Athens -Crete

AM Agora
PM Kerameikos; Liner to Crete

Day 4

Crete

AM/PM Rethymno, Armenoi, Arkadi, Melidoni

Day 5 AM /PM Samaria Gorge hike
Day 6

AM /PM Phaistos, Agia Triada, Gortyn

Day 7 AM /PM Archanes, Vathypetro, Knossos
Day 8

Crete - Athens

AM Heraklion Museum
PM night at sea to Athens

Day 9

Athens - Nauplia

AM Corinth Canal, Corinth
PM Acrocorinth, Isthmia

Day 10

Nauplia

AM Nemea, Mycenae
PM Argos; Argive Heraion

Day 11

Nauplia

AM Epidaurus
PM Tiryns

Day 12

Nauplia - Sparta

AM Lerna, Tegea
PM Mystra, Sparta

Day 13

Sparta

AM Mystra, Sparta museum, Menelaion
PM Messene

Day 14

Sparta - Olympia

AM Messene
PM Bassae; Olympia (museum, then site)

Day 15

Olympia - Delphi

AM Olympia (cont.); Chlamoutsi; Naupactos / Battle of Lepanto
PM Delphi: Marmaria, Castalian Spring

Day 16

Delphi

AM museum, sanctuary of Apollo
PM off, optional trip to Arachova

Day 17

Delphi - Athens

AM Osios Loukas, Plateia
PM Eleusis, Daphne

Day 18

Athens

AM Thorikos, Sounion
PM Final Exam; Plaka farewell dinner

Day 19 Athens - Iowa, USA
May 27 DL 133 ATH 12:15 JFK 3:55
May 27 DL 155 JFK 5:30 CVG 7:50
May 27 DL5730 CVG 8:55 CID 9:20
Day 20  

 

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