Πέμπτη 26 Ιουνίου 2014

THE VISIT TO GREECE


      


Comenius Family,
We would like to describe the visit to Greece that took place in Galatsi from 31/3/2014 to 4/4/2014. 
On Monday morning we visited the Mayor of  Galatsi and then the visitors of all countries arrived at  our school which had prepared a   small welcome festivity for our visitors.

After having lunch we headed to Marathon where we visited the famous Tomb of Marathon, and the Marathon Run Museum where we learned a lot of information about the Olympic Games and the Marathon race.


After the museum we visited the winery of Marathon and we returned to the hotel. Later at night our school had prepared a “Greek night” with  local traditional dances and songs. 
                               
The next day we woke up early in the morning.  We visited the Acropolis of Athens with the Parthenon, where we admired this unique monument which was built by Pericles during the Golden Age (500B.C). There the tour guide talked to us about the Parthenon and the historical centre of Athens. Then we visited the Ancient Agora of Classical Athens. Later we visited the new Acropolis Museum which is one of the most important museums in the world. At night we went to the port of  Piraeus and had dinner near the sea. 




On Wednesday we travelled to Delfi  where we visited the Oracle and the Archaeological Museum of Delfi. In the ancient oracle Pythia was widely credited for her prophecies inspired by Apollo. Her oracles were short and enigmatic. Later we went to Arachova, a place which has known touristic development through the years. We had lunch with tasty traditional Greek food and we also stopped at Distomo then returning back to the hotel.  


Thursday was the day when we visited Athens again. During our tour in the center of our historical town we stopped at the Panathenaic      (Kallimarmaro) Stadium  where the first Olympic Games in the world took place in 1896 after the suggestion of the French Pierre de Coubertin.                         
We visited the National Archaeological Museum of Athens and then we had 2 hours to take a small walk in Ermou street. After having supper in a famous tavern in Monastiraki we got to Sounion. There is the Temple of  Poseidon, which was built on the summit of the rock, in honor of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon.  We stayed there long enough to enjoy the beautiful sunset over the Aegean sea.


                                                         
On the last day we were cruising. We woke up early in the morning and  came to Piraeus. The ship departed at 8:00 in the morning. Our school had prepared a cruise in the Saronikos islands.
  
The first destination was the island of  Hydra: a small but very beautiful island. After we walked around  we returned to the cruise ship and had lunch. The next Island was Poros
  
The last destination was the island of Aegina. We visited the Temple of Aphaia  Athina and the monastery of Aghios Nectarios.
  
  On our way back to Athens the crew had prepared for us a small show with traditional and modern dances too. At night we returned to the hotel where we had to tell our visitors “goodbye”.
  
Our meeting in our country with our Comenius Family was extremely interesting. We enjoyed our time together with our classmates and teachers from other countries and it was definitely a lifetime experience.

Livieratos Crhristos, Papakonstantinou Evridiki, Koliatou Athanasia, Konitopoulou Eri. (students)     Fatle Stella (German language teacher)

Τρίτη 7 Ιανουαρίου 2014


Our vitit to Tuchowits, Poland.

The first day at Tuchowits we visited a museum. It used to be a school only for boys and simple families were living there. Then it became museum which has cultural characteristics. We saw the uniforms that children wore and their daily life. We also saw sculptures of the most famous sculptors of Poland.

     The next day we visited the dike of Henryk and we also visited his home where he was born and raised for 10 years. Henryk was married three times and he travelled the whole of Europe, America, Asia and Australia. He wrote a lot of books and all of them were translated in 60 languages. The most important is called quo Vadis.

   The next day with the bus we travelled at UNESCO Park. After 3 hours in the bus we finally reached our destination. We saw the gorgeous place and lots of buildings. There we rested for a while and then we continued on. We reached at a small village very close to Belarus. People there used to breed animals and worked in farms while today it works as a touristic place. People there showed us how they hunted animals and we also learned about their way of life. We visited a museum there which had a marvelous view. After that we visited their cookhouse and we ate local food.

   Like every day we started our tour happily. This time we went to another village. Inhabitants there toured us in their homes and at some specific places where we could bake bread. After a while we ate local food and played music with their local instruments.

  All the next days were very nice. People organized a festivity for us. We also ate local food of Poland  

Greek Team:

Theodor Vitsos

Chris Livieratos

Christine Tsouni

Δευτέρα 23 Σεπτεμβρίου 2013


OUR VISIT TO FINLAND



 
 We will describe you an unforgettable trip which took place in Finland!
 
 
                             
 
 
The first days, we visited Anna Tapion school and two wonderful places, old Rauma which is a historical wooden town and a lovely lighthouse. We also met the Spanish, the Portuguese, the German, the Polish, the Turkish and the Finnish team!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The best day was on Wednesday, because we did a lot of interesting activities like sauna and hiking, but the most important thing was that all of the teams had fun! 
 
 
 
 



 
On the last days, we visited a big commercial city, Tampere, where we saw the sights and a fortress in Suomenlinna. It was great!

 
 
This trip changed our lives, having made new friends, meeting different civilizations, cultures and traditions.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
This journey was an experience that we will definitely never forget!!
Kostas and Panos K.