Day 5 - Patras • Olympia • Argolida

Arrive in Patras
Travel to Olympia
Take a guided tour of Olympia
Visit the Olympia Museum
Continue on to Argolida



The hotel stop over is one night only for this portion. I think Chloe will be in a total of 5 hotels and if you count the overnight ferry ride that makes 6 strange beds!


I had an email from Chloe this afternoon stating she was ready to sleep in her own bed. The email arrived @ 4:30 PM EDT. If I'm doing the time conversion correctly, that means she sent it around 11:30 PM Athens time. She said she is having fun and she would like grilled ham and cheese for dinner the night she gets home. That's easy!

Day 4 - Pompeii • Night ferry

Take a guided tour of Pompeii
Travel to Puglia
Board an overnight ferry to Patras

Chloe tried to call me using one of the student's international phones Wednesday night around 5:10 PM my time. It was 11:10 PM in Rome. When I answered the phone I was not able to hear her, but she did leave a message. She sounded tired and a little homesick. I wasn't able to call her back using the number on my phone. She was looking forward to her trip to Pompeii.

They were scheduled to leave the hotel at 5:30 AM and arrive after a 3.5 hour bus ride in Pompeii. Walking tour was to last 2 hours and then they were boarding the bus for a 6 hour dive to Brindisi to board the ferry for an overnight trip to Patras (Greece, I believe).

Day 3 - Rome

Visit to Vatican City:
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica
Take a guided tour of Rome
Forum Romanum
Visit the Colosseum
Take a walking tour of Rome:
Pantheon
Trevi Fountain
Spanish Steps

The itinerary for today makes me tired just reading it. So much to see in such a short time. It looks like the weather is cooperating. Chloe's very good at taking pictures. I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing all about her trip.

The tour link is interesting in that it appears to be linked via GPS. But neither Mr. Hedges or the EF Tour Director have added comments or pictures they have taken along the way. I was looking forward to that. Oh well. Chloe was looking forward to me hearing it ALL from her.

Day 2 - Rome Arrive in Rome .

Chloe was scheduled to arrive in Rome at 11 AM local time today, June 9. I have not heard from her and this means no emergencies and this is GOOD.

Group A of the South Forsyth group was to arrive several hours before Group B. The adult responsible for Chloe until they hook up with the EF Tour director and Mr. Hedges was told by Mr. Hedges that because they were going to arrive so much earlier than Group B they might have a small tour while they waited. It will be nice to hear that worked out for them and find out what they got to see that the other group won't.

I hope Chloe is having a wonderful time and isn't too exhausted. Tomorrow looks to be a very ambitious day.