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Greece Week 2 - Paul's Missionary Travels and Historic Sites

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  The Greece field trip dates were planned right from the start of the semester.  That was the reason efforts were made to evacuate everyone to Greece the week before the planned trip so all of the reservations could be maintained for the field trip.    Our trip started in Thessaloniki.  It is the second largest city in Greece.  Here are some of the attractions we visited: The White Tower, standing along the beach promenade, is the symbol of Thessaloniki. Constructed in the 16th century by the Ottomans, it was used as a fortress, a prison, and a university workshop. The Arch of Galerius was constructed in 305 AD to celebrate and commemorate the final victory of Roman general Galerius over the Persians. This victory is the main theme of the carved scenes on this arch. The Rotonda is an impressive circular building in the center of Thessaloniki. It was originally constructed by the Roman general Galerius around 300 AD and in the late 4th century AD, it was turned into a Christian church
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Greece - Week 1 - Nafplio

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  Our whole group of 115 was able to be booked on a normal flight from Tel Aviv to Athens leaving on Sunday night October 15th at 10:30 pm.  Looking back, it seems like a miracle that so many seats were available on the exact day that met the needs of the program to continue classes for the students in Greece the following week.  Here is our group getting ready for boarding and a picture of the hotel and the town of Nafplio. Nafplio was an incredible surprise.  It is a quaint little town overlooked by a Venetian fort that was built in the 1700's.  The views from the fort at the top were amazing.  The city has a reputation of being a family friendly place that many residents have lived for their entire life. We spent the first week entirely in this Greek Island paradise.  The students had classes in the early morning, a few at night but were free in the afternoons.  One of our tour buses was set up on a schedule to shuttle people from the hotel to the port and to nearby beaches. We
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