Monday was the Attica Day Trip. Another early morning, we rounded up at Johnny Thom's square, and boarded a private coach bus. Our first stop was the site of Rhamnous. It had a temple of Nemesis (a god, not an enemy), and a smaller temple of Thesis (also a god, not a statement). We were fortunate enough to get an all-access pass to the fortress farther down the cliff. No tourists, best view ever. We spent most of our day at this site, and I think it was worth it. We then drove off towards our second site, Thorikos, and stopped beforehand for lunch. Thorikos is the site of the first theater of Attica and a prominent mining area. Not quite a favorable site, but I knew it was important for class. We finished off class late with the Temple of Poseidon at Sunion-the one site I have been itching to visit (thank you, Xena Warrior Princess). It was gorgeous. The temple sits on a plateau surrounded by water and could probably be a fantastic place to watch the sunset or sunrise. It was so calm and breathtaking that even though I was exhausted, I did not want to leave. Unfortunately, Greece likes bad-timing so we did eventually leave. Once we had returned to Athens, Jacquelyn and I went to the Noodle Bar for dinner for some awesome Chinese food, and tucked ourselves in for a good night's sleep.
Jacquelyn and I at Rhamnous, photo-bombed by our professor
Temple of Poseidon at Sunion
The view from the temple at Sunion
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