Yasas (hello) –
It is Sunday afternoon around 3:45 p.m. and it has been a very busy yet rewarding last couple of days. I think Jeff left off with some highlights from our game of snort on Thursday, a visit to the Agora and shopping at the Plaka. I have included some photos of our dinner that night which Jeff referenced.
Chris, Ashton, David, Ryan, Adi and....
Caitlin, Emma and Andrew smiling despite their need for immediate sustinance.
Well, not Andrew at this moment, but he was smiling immediately after this photo was snapped.
After dinner, looking up...the Acropolis.
7/15/11: On Friday, both Baylor Bears and Albanians visited the Acrocorinth, saw the canal connecting the Sironic Gulf and the Gulf of Corinth, the Diolcos which is a road that has been preserved that was once used to transfer boats and cargo before the canal was in existent and then we concluded the day with a tour of Ancient Corinth. This was the place Paul visited several times and on the first occasion spent 18 months and where he wrote Romans, Galatians and 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. At the Bema, we saw the location where he likely stood before the constellate Gallio. It was a really neat experience. We also had a wonderful guide name Voula who gave great testimony to the Christian significance of this place.
the Corinth Canal
ashton and caitlin with a sea urchen at the Corinth Canal
the Diolcos (and Kelli)
starting the climb up the Acrocorinth
atop the Acrocorinth
from atop the Acrocorinth
lunch in Corinth
lunch in Corinth
Blendi reading from Acts 18 about Paul's time in Corinth.
Adi at the Bema on the spot gave his defense. the very spot.
at the Bema
ancient starting blocks etched in marble stone
Paul probably had this location in mind when he encouraged Christians to
run the race for an imperishable prize.
7/16/11: On Saturday, the Baylor team had the day off. We woke early and took a long bus ride to the Port of Piraeus where we took a 45 minute boat ride on a hydra foil (this type of boat travels very fast) to an Island called Aegina. We ate lunch and then took another short boat ride to a beach where we found relief from the heat in crystal blue waters or shade. It was a nice afternoon. We returned to Athens around 7:15 and ate a fantastic dinner at the home of Janice and Bob around 8:30 p.m. Knowing that we were missing Mexican food, Janice and Bob had prepared a seven layer dip, Mexican casserole and we had a salad with ranch dressing. We enjoyed peach cobbler as well. It was a wonderful evening mainly because the Newell’s are wonderful people.
getting tickets for the trip to Aegina Island
on the flying dolphin to Aegina
Aegina Island
Aegina Island
10 pretty fine Baylor Bears after a rough day at the beach.
Dinner at the home of Bob and Janice Newell.
These are great people and gracious hosts.
Ater dinner, of course, the obligatory group shot.
7/17/11: This morning (Sunday), we visited the 2nd Evangelical Church which is where Bob and Janice and the Followells attend church. It was a really neat experience. We sang familiar hymns in English right along with our Greek brothers and sisters who sang in Greek. We had earphones which allowed us to hear English translation so we could understand the preacher. After church, we took the bus again to Flysvos Marina and ate at T.G. Friday’s. Flysvos is a beautiful marina with quite extravagant yachts and several battle ships. The marina also has a great view of the Friendship Stadium that was used in the 2004 Olympics. We are now back at Porta. At 5 p.m. we will travel to Cosmovision where we be staying until Thursday morning. We hope all is well at home and appreciate your thoughts, prayers and visit to both the blog and facebook.
before church with Janice Newell
everybody with Bob
Worshipped at the 2nd Evangelical Church, Athens
we heard it in English thanks to a nice lady sitting in a glass booth behind us.
Jeff and Kelli after church
After church dinner at Fridays...
and little Ashton proudly ate this thing.
strolled the Marina, burned off a few calories.
Still in our sunday best, the view from the Marina was really something.
Kyle can tell a story. Ashton and Shannon are active listeners.
Sometimes it hits you...you're walking in Athens, Greece.
Emma, Shannon, Ryan and David.
...and sometimes, without warning, a nap takes you to another place.
Kelli
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