all psyched ourselves up to prepare for the big race in the stadium and to see who was an Olympic champion amongst us all. Afterwards we walked to a museum with the scale replica of Olympia. A coach ride then took us to Tolon and to our last hotel, where we had a good swim. The following morning, we visited Mycenae, where King Agamemnon lived and we took on “Mini Munch”, as Mr Slattery calls it (the steps of the Palamede fortress in Naphlion), which really tired us out. We then had another swim and our last sleep in Greece. The final day was Monster Munch (Akrocorinth), from where we could see the narrow strip of land connecting mainland Greece to the Peloponnese, where boats used to be dragged across land to avoid the long trip by sea. On our way back to Athens, we stopped to look at a deep canal, cutting through the same strip of land mentioned above, which was fantastic. how old it actually was. We all went off in small groups to walk around the Parthenon and each side was overwhelming, especially when looking straight up at it. Some had lunch and took in the view over the side, whilst others went around several times. Just past the Parthenon was a smaller temple and the columns were women (stone ones). We went down through a small park and up a hill which gave a really good view of the Parthenon and Athens. We later walked up Mount Lycabettos, a good wearing walk but every step worth it for the view. The next day, we visited the ancient market place and a cemetery with tortoises. Then we were off to Kalambaka up north on a 6 hour coach journey with a stop mid-way. In Kalambaka, the hotel was much better. The next day we went to Meteora, to visit some monasteries perched on top of tall rock formations. This was where the climax of the James Bond 'For Your Eyes Only' was filmed. Then we were off to Delphi to visit the site of the Pythian games and treasuries and temples, but the running track was closed off. So we had to make our way down and into a museum which was very good and had good artifacts.
After we got to the airport and checked in, we had to leave and get on the plane. When we got to Heathrow, we jumped onto a coach bound for home (well, more like sluggishly dragged ourselves). The remainder of the journey was rather quiet. The grand finale of the quiz took place on this journey, where Zeus’ Thunder (Joe Irwin, Alex Hordern) took on The Killer Bass (Izaaki Wose, Marc Barlow). The quiz was heated, and Zeus’ Thunder took the title, Classics Trip Quiz Champions ’09. They each got a pizza delivered to them later on in the week. After that, the rest was just, home and sleep. But I can definitely say that the trip was the best one I had been on. I think it’s safe to say that everyone enjoyed it immensely. Andrew Brown 9 OW
The next day was Olympia and we went to see the original Olympic village with the temple of Zeus. Then we 17