This one is a little out of order but it is an important one. We found out while we were in Athens that we were expecting a baby - Ben!! How exciting is that. So we made a sign in Greek to tell our families.
Our first stop was in Olympia. It is the site of the first Olympics. Here is the site of the Olympic flame that they light every 4 years.
Entrance to the stadium
Ancient wonder - Zeus' temple. We saw a total of 3 the sites of the ancient wonders of the world on the trip.
Entrance to the stadium
Ancient wonder - Zeus' temple. We saw a total of 3 the sites of the ancient wonders of the world on the trip.
We stayed in this small town - Tolon on the Aegean Sea. It was so funny because it reminded us of Panama City Florida with the touristy shops and such. We did get to go swimming in the Aegean Sea.
We stopped for lunch in Corinth and saw the Corinth canal.
Then it was on to Athens. So many amazing things to see!!
Of course the Parthenon
Athens was an amazing city to me because one minute you are standing on ancient ruins and the next you are in the middle of a major modern city. It was so neat. This is the site, Mars Hill, where Paul preached his sermon about the "unknown God."
We then got to take a 4 day cruise through the Greek islands. I highly recommend it! Our first stop was an evening in Mykonos. Oh my goodness was it beautiful.
We spent the evening sitting on a hillside beside the windmills watching the sun set. It was probably the most amazing night we have spent together!!
Then it was on to Rhodes. Legend has it that Paul was shipwrecked right here.
On of the most beautiful islands we went to was Patmos. It is most famous for being the place where John was held in exile. We got to tour the place where he had his "Revelation." It is a cave underground but it is used as a Greek Orthodox church today. We were there on a Sunday so we got to tour it during their church service.
So this was our cruise ship. Funny story - the boat is now on the bottom of ocean. It sank about 6 months after we were on it. Hit a rock off Patmos and sank.
Another funny story - The people on the cruise just assumed we were on our honeymoon since we were young and by ourselves so one night they came out and sang to us and brought us this cake. We won't mention the fact that I am pregnant and we had been married for 3 years at this point.
Thank you so much for posting these. Your pictures are beautiful and make me know I am in for something very special.
ReplyDeleteThere was nothing boring about that post! How amazing. So jealous you got to do that before kids. I'll have to wait at least thirty years to fit in a three week trip to see all that history and beautiful stuff.
ReplyDeleteYour post just makes me want to go there that much more! Maybe one day!! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful pictures!!
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