After staying overnight at Kastalia Boutique Hotel in Delphi, LEAD 41 traveled from Delphi to the Vagonetto Mining Park, which is a thematic park. While the class was at the mine, they participated in a self guided audio tour and also a guided tour. The guided tour took them just over 59 feet down into the mine. While in the mine fellows took a train ride to the end of the tunnel. Both tours allowed the class to learn about the history of Greece’s industrial heritage. They also learned that bauxite is used in things like concrete and aluminum. Visiting the Vagonetto Mine Park was a very informative and interesting experience.
The next site that fellows visited was the Temple of Apollo. The Temple was a large part of the Panhellenic religion. This Temple was located in Central Greece in the town of Delphi. This Temple was dedicated to one of the Greek deities, Apollo. Apollo was the God of archery, music, light, prophecy, the arts and healing. The ruins of the Temple date back to the 4th century. Jamie Bright noted that according to an Ancient Greek myth, Zeus (king of the gods) released two eagles - one to the East and one to the West, and Delphi was where they met, thus becoming known as the “center of the world.”
The last stop in Delphi was at an olive farm. There, fellows participated in tasting the olive oil that was produced at the farm. The class also learned about the long life of an olive tree. The youngest trees in the valley were 400-500 years old, and one tree that was 1500 years old. This large farm consisted of 1.5 million producing trees.
Up next for the class was lunch. The bus stopped in the city center in the town of Arachova, Greece. Fellows had the opportunity to choose several different restaurants, allowing them the opportunity to experience local food. There were just a few minutes for some sight seeing before we boarded the bus and headed to Athens.
After a two hour bus ride, the class finally made it through traffic for their stay in Athens, Greece. They finished the day off by eating dinner on the rooftop of the Polis Grand Hotel with a great view of Parthenon.
*Today’s blog contributors are Chris Beerbohm, Joe Ruskamp and Jamie Bright, in addition to your blog team of Kari Christenson, Jakob Burke and MiK Fox.
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