Today was a day for a road trip. Mom and Dede rented a standard car that we drove to an area about thirty minutes away... or shall I say mom conquered the roads all the way to Vergina. It was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! We toured the tomb of Phillip II (Alexander the Great's Father) and Alexander IV of Macedon (Alexander's son). The burial sites were located inside a hill that established a site known as Aigia.
We ended the day having dinner with my advisor from Aristotle University. It was a great day and I was surely geared up for the First Day of School!
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| BEAUTIFUL lunch in Vergina! Fig trees right by the table that we picked and ate as well as olives and rosemary! |
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| Bailey playing with the stray kittens... what else is new:) |
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| Mckenzie is actually standing in the middle of us! We missed her SO MUCH! |
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| Muse Mountains... the view from the drive! |
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| The Arch of Galerius... pat of an imperial palace for the Roman Emperor Galerius that used to be. |
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| The Rotunda... used to be part of the Galerius's Palace. |
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| The Philosophy Building at Aristotle University (how appropriate). It was huge but the rest was hidden under trees. Beautiful campus! Over 100,000 on campus students... largest University and most prestigious in the Balkans! Fabulous University... but but nothing beats Auburn... nothing! |
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| Yes... there is a toll tax for bikes. |
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| Vergina, Greece! |
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| Ahhhhmazing! |
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| Archeologists that are digging up the Palace of Alexander the Great! |
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| I LOVE THIS PICTURE! Right outside the museum with the ancient burial tombs. |
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| This picture is for Papa... these are the largest Rosemary bushes I have ever seen! |
Baklava anyone????? (Did I spell that right?) I love following your experience with you...thanks for sharing it! Enjoy your students tomorrow...it probably is already tomorrow there! Anyway HAVE FUN!! Hugs!
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