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Holy Land Trip Greece – Israel – Egypt Holy Land Trip Greece – Israel – Egypt Written by Mrs. Georgia Fields July, 1992 Edited and Reprinted by Harry Welton with Mrs. Fields permission on May 18, 2005 Editor’s Note: A Table of Contents is found on the last two pages of this report. If your trip is just to Israel, then begin on PaGe 5. EGypt beGins on PaGe 30. TRIP TO GREECE, ISRAEL, AND EGYPT MARCH 9-23, 1992 (15 Days) Our long-planned trip to the Mideast finally became reality...after it was postponed in the We were a very tired bunch, and not having a Fall of 1990 due to the Persian Gulf crisis, and, lot of time left after workinG our way throuGh in spite of everyone's fears about going to this the airport, we only took in a panorama view part of the world (especially our children). of the city of Athens from Filopapou Hill across from the Acropolis. A monument was With bags packed with everything but the erected on this hill in 114-116 A.D. to Julius kitchen sink (and including our pillows), we Antiochus Philopappus (Filopapou). left the morninG of March 9th to catch our fliGht to New York from Charleston. We met Athens is very, very crowded. Our Guide the only other South Carolinians at the airport (Sandra) told us that it was designed for in Charleston. We were off to New York, 300,000 people, and now has 3 million. It is arrivinG there a little after 5:00 pm. limited on all sides by mountains. Streets are very narrow, with lots and lots of small cars; On our arrival at the Olympic Terminal, we the second most popular method of immediately spotted more of "Carroll's transportation seemed to be mopeds, bicycles Caravan", and it wasn't lonG before all 32 of and small motorcycles. DurinG the week, not our Group were Gathered. Again, we were all cars are allowed to come into city. Cars surprised to find that we were really the with odd license numbers come one day, and "rookies" on this adventure, as at least half even numbers the next day. the Group had made this trip before. Some interestinG facts about Greece shared by After proceedinG throuGh all the red tape to our guide: Get checked in, we boarded the Olympic 420- passenger plane for our 11-hour flight to • Religion: 80% Greek Orthodox (Christian); Athens. We passed over some of the European 7% Moslem; and 13% other. mainland (and by this time it was dayliGht • Main Industry: (1) Shipping, and (2) again -- with a 7-hour time differential in our Tourism; then tobacco, oil, pistachio nuts, destination), with a beautiful view of the olives. Health Insurance: Free, but service snow-covered Alps. is not always the best. • Divorce: Very high in the last 15 years. March 10 - Arrival in Athens: • AveraGe Family: One to two children in Modern Greece. We arrived in Athens a little after 2:00 pm • Government: Democracy: President serves their time (7:00 am our time). I had expected five years (but really is a figure head and the Athens airport to be somethinG like our has no power); Prime Minister serves four Metropolitan airports, but it was much years, and is the person of power. smaller and not nearly as up-to-date. We were • People: Like to have a Good time….”not to met at the airport by our Athens host, a work a lot”. Restaurants' peak time from delightful young Grecian girl who received 10:00 pm to 2:00 to 3:00 a.m. her education at George Washington • Education: Education' is free even in the University and is now a partner with her universities; however, only top students mother and father in a travel agency in can go to universities. Greece. 1 We arrived at The Herodian Hotel where we Our first stop was Aigina (or Egina), where would be staying three nights. Facilities were we immediately took a bus to the east side of very nice and only a few blocks from the the mountain or island to the Temple of Acropolis and the Placa (old Athens). We Aphaia. The oriGinal temple was erected in had an excellent dinner of baked pork, 570 BC, which was destroyed 60 years later, delicious potatoes, mushroom soup, salad, and then rebuilt from limestone in the rolls, ice cream and cookies. vicinity. The hills on AiGina are terraced with almond, pistachio, oranGe, lemon, and olive trees. Some little farms have chickens, sheep, and goats. Every little house has fruit and pistachio trees in the yards. Also, many homes seemed to have their own little Greek Orthodox church in their yard. Some of these structures could not have held over 10-12 people. They almost looked like little "doll" churches. We were told that the The Acropolis in Athens people on the islands were much more religious than the people on the main lands. It Since we were told it was completely safe to appeared that other than tourism, the people walk the streets of Athens at niGht, we took an lived a very simple life with a poor standard after-supper walk down the street by our of living. Next stop: Poros which is a very hotel. If there is a speed limit in Athens, it picturesque volcanic island. This was really a must not be enforced, as the small bikes, shopping stop. Next: Hydra (Idra) which is a motorcycles, seemed to be just "zoominG" by very barren rocky island. There are no cars on on this narrow street. Another thinG, we this island. Even on the islands, lots of stray found that the streets of Athens are blessed cats. with "stray" cats – they were everywhere (and no dirt to scratch in!) (Everything in On our trip back to Athens; we were Athens...is either paved, rock, or has a entertained by Greek folk dancers and structure built on it.) .... and finally to bed at sinGers. Another Good dinner at hotel: Soup, about 1000 pm: Green salad, rice, meat Patti (not sure what kind, but it was very good); and fresh oranGes. March 11 - Athens and Three-Island Cruise: After dinner, some of us walked down to The Placa (old Athens marketplace). We passed Had an excellent breakfast – coffee, areas of old ruins and where there still croissants, hard boiled eggs, yogurt (several seemed to be excavatinG GoinG on. These kinds), prunes, peaches, raisin bread, juice, streets were lined with taverns, restaurants, and a variety of salads, includinG “yumsley”…a and shops. We did a lot of looking, but no salad with apples raisins, and who know what buyinG. Streets were very narrow and seemed else (I guess we could describe this as a to be just cobble stoned walkways -- but we “granola” salad – with nuts also.) Left for our often had to move over for cars. three-island cruise at 8 a.m. – Destination: AiGina, Torus, and Idra. Our luck was bad, as March 12 - Corinth, Athens, and FliGht to Tel this was a very hazy, rainy day – so that we Aviv could not see the coastlines of other islands like on a clear day. There are little islands March 12th was going to be a very busy day (just rocks popping up out of the water) for us. First, a trip to Corinth, then a city tour everywhere. and several hours at the Acropolis after which we would leave Athens at 6:20 for a 2 two-hour fliGht to Tel Aviv. The weather was a DurinG Paul's days, Corinth was the capital of little better, but still cold, windy, and "hazy". a Roman province. It had been destroyed in We traveled along the coastline of the Aegean 146 BC, but was rebuilt by Julius Caesar, in 44 Sea to Corinth. The coastline was beautiful. BC, after which the worship of most of the Many ships were in the harbors alonG the ancient gods was restored. In the center of the way. Many fruit trees, wild flowers, olive old city was the Temple to Apollo, the ruins trees, and pistachio. One unsightly thing in of which are still standing today. There were Greece was the trash all along the roadways – several sanctuaries in the city also dedicated everywhere. They must not have a very Good to Apollo, while in the agora was a shrine and litter proGram. fountain dedicated to Poseidon. There was also a temple dedicated to "All the Gods" on Another very interestinG thinG we had one end of the aGora. The female servants at observed in Athens and all alonG the the Temple of Aphrodite on top of highways were "shrines" where individuals Acrocorinth Gave Corinth its reputation to had lost their lives in a traffic accident. Most which Paul alluded repeatedly. Today, there is of these little decorative boxes sat atop a a monastery on top of Acrocorinth, but we short pole (somethinG like a birdhouse); most only saw it from a distance. had crosses on their tops, some had Glass do0rs and liGhts, inside; many had fresh Much of the agora (marketplace. of ancient flowers that had been placed there; some Greece, or gathering" place) of Corinth is still were small and simple; others much more under excavation. The theater and Odeion elaborate. Also interestinG were the Greek (small roofed theater) have not yet been fully Orthodox cemeteries, with crosses affixed to excavated, though they have been located. I almost every tomb. On our way to Corinth, we didn't mention above that the Temple of passed one oil refinery, which we could see Apollo dates back to 7th century B.C.
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