Last Practice

Hey there all you Twilight fans,

The Acropolis

So today we traveled from Toronto, Ontario to Athens, Greece. When Kylee and I stepped off the plane, our jaws dropped. It's so beautiful here, the water is a crisp light blue, the people are very friendly, the climate is nice for tanning (well, for Kylee, vampires don't like the sun). Any way, back to the race. After our flight, we had to find the Temple of Zeus. This temple has been around for a while- It was constructed in 131 A.D, and is still standing today... well most of it- most of the remaining temple is just pillars and a floor, and a few steps, but the history of it is amazing. After that, we had to find the two rules of the ancient Greek sport, the Pankration. It's a combination of wrestling and boxing, and the only rules are: no biting, and no eye gouging. That means, it's okay if you rip some guy's arm off, as long as you didn't use your teeth! We also learned about a Greek instrument called the bouzouki. The bouzouki is a lot like a mandolin or guitar. After that, we had to try our luck, sadly we rolled a 41 which means that someone (Kylee) got sick from drinking sour milk (I told her not to drink it, but no she thought it was fine). A few other things happened and in the end... we got SECOND PLACE! (woohoo).

 The Greek flag

After the race, me and Kylee abandoned the hotel and went sight-seeing. We found this beautiful temple called the Acropolis. The Acropolis is a famous ancient Greek defence system. The word "Acropolis" can be translated to mean "citadel". This amazing ancient work of art is a great demonstration of ancient architect and skill. Greece is an amazing country, we will definitely return to Athens some time soon. 


Thanks for your on-going support and thanks for reading,
Love,
Elisabeth Cullen