Our trip to Athens

Let's pack!!!! 1st -7th July

Athens- Greece

I. C. "F. P. Polizzano", Gangi, Italy - Class IIA

12th-19th July 2023

Our journey together is about to end. We have learnt lots of interesting things about our European peers but visiting their countries is different. So let's pack and leave. We can't wait!!!! We are taking the coach to Palermo and we are arriving at the airport at 8.00 on 1st July. We are leaving from "Falcone e Borsellino" airport and we are arriving at 15.10 at Athens International Airport .The cheapest way to get from the airport to the city center is with the blue metro line M3. On 7th July we are taking the underground to Athens International airport again, the tickets is 10 euros and it takes 40 minutes. We are flying to Palermo airport and arriving in Palermo at 13.00. Then we are taking the coach to Gangi...tired but happy!!!!! Click on the link and see our animated map! https://www.pictramap.com/app/view?p=788481

In July there will be a maximum of 32 degrees and a minimum of 24, so we will have to bring 5 or 6 t-shirts, 2 or 3 shorts, 2 or 3 jeans and 6 or 7 swimsuits, 2 pajamas, 2 or 3 beach towels, sunglasses, 2 or 3 pairs of slippers and a few books to do something during the trip. Don't forget to put an electrical socket adapter, it different from the Italian one.

We would like to try Greek tomatoes salad. Here is the recipe:

1. Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion and olives in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle evenly with olive oil and red wine vinegar, and sprinkle with the oregano and a pinch of salt.
2. Toss briefly. Then top with feta cheese. ...
3. Serve and enjoy! Or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days.

and Making Tzatziki:

• 2 cups grated cucumber (from about 1 medium 10-ounce cucumber, no need to peel or seed the cucumber first, grate on the large holes of your box grater)
• 1 ½ cups plain Greek yogurt.
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil.
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint and/or dill.

So we will go to "Antica", and "Ατίταμος" restaurants

We are staying at Athens Zafolia Hotel for 7 days and 6 nights. One room with one bed for 6 nights cost 814 euros. The hotel is near the National Museum of Athens, Athens Zafolia Hotel offers direct views of Mount Lycabettus, and offers free access to the seasonal swimming pool, gym and sauna.

The places we are visiting: The Acropolis The Acropolis Museum The Parthenon Ancient Agora & Temple of Hephaestus Hadrian's Library And many other interesting places

We would like to learn how to dance SIRTAKI The most famous GREEK DANCE is the Sirtaki, known all over the world and has become a Greek icon like the Parthenon and the statues of the philosophers. The Sirtaki is a mix between a slow and fast version of the traditional dance called Hasapiko called reed the “dance of the butchers” whose name derives from the league of butchers of Constantinople, in the Byzantine era. The dancers under the hand resting on each other’s shoulder, in a rhythm of gradual acceleration. The dances take place to the sound of plaintive and nostalgic music, played by choirs of mandolins, by clarinets. The modern version of the ancient Greek dances, the Sirtaki, is danced in a circle. Like Syrtos which is very popular on isolated islands. and SYRTOS Syrtos, ancient chain dance of Greece. It was described by Lucian (c. AD 125–190) and is still danced today in many varieties in the Greek islands. Traditionally, it was danced by segregated lines of men and women, a youth leading the line of girls; lines now are frequently mixed. The dancers in the chain maintain a simple fundamental step, but the leader improvises, often breaking away from the line.