Weekend in Greece

It was 7am and the whole group was getting ready to go on the plane. We were flying with Cyprus airways and it would take about an hour and a half to get to Athens. Once we arrived after a fast plane ride and got our luggage, we got on a bus that took us to our hotel which was in Omonia and was quite far from the airport.

We finally arrived at the hotel at around 10:30 and we all checked into our hotel rooms. We were then given a two-hour break to unpack and rest and then we would start the day in Athens.

The first place we went to was an ancient olympic stadium in which the olympics used to take place years ago. This stadium is called Kallimarmaro Stadium.

After the Kallimaro stadium, we walked up to the Parthenon in Akropolis and our tour guide talked to us about its history. It was very nice to look at the beautiful view but unfortunately it started raining.

On Saturday morning, we went to the mall in Nerantziotissa and spent 4 hours there. It was a very big mall with many shops which we have in Cyprus but also many that we dont. It was a lot of fun and we bought many things.

After the mall we waited for the metro to come so we could go back to our hotel. It was nice to go in the metro because we saw lots of things throught the windows and some very beautiful scenery.

That night, after a rest at the hotel, we went to this area called Monastiraki where we saw this small chapel called a monastiri. We then ate at a restaurant and walked around a bit and looked in some souvenire shops.

On Sunday morning, we went to Sintagma square where we watched the change of guards. It was very interesting to watch and i really enjoyed it having never watched this before. We got to see the traditional costumes that the soldiers wore which was nice.

After Sintagma square, we had to go to a museum where we filled in a worksheet of different statues there and their discriptions. Then, we walked up to this big mountain called Likavitos which had the most beautiful view i have ever seen. The white buildings looked like blankets of snow from the height we were at.

After a long day, we arrived back to the hotel. The next day, we did our last shopping and packed our bags. Our flight was at 6:30 and at about 8 we arrived back to Cyprus. I enjoyed my weekend very much and had a lot of fun.