Day 14 – Athens – Acropolis Athens, Acropolis Friday, November 7, 2014 On our last day, the ship docked in Athens. We immediately got on a bus to tour the main sites which included the famous Acropolis. The first place we visited was called Mars Hill which ancient crude steps to the top. This where…
Day 13 – Patmos and Syros Patmos, Syros Thursday, November 6, 2014 We sailed at night from Kusadasi to the Island of Patmos. Patmos is the island where St. John was exhiled and wrote the book of Revealation. We first traveled to the top of the highest hill to view the Monastery of St. John…
Day 10 – Istanbul Istanbul Monday, November 3, 2014 This morning we docked on the European side of Istanbul formally known as Constantinople. This is one of the oldest great cities of the world, formally a part of the Roman empire, capital of the Byzantine Empire. We first saw the Hagia Sophia, one of the…
Day 9 – Kavala – Philippi Kavala, Philippi Sunday, November 2, 2014 This morning is Sunday and we are docked at Kavala, the modern city of Neapolis, not far away is the ancient city of Philippi. Neapolis is the first place where Paul started to preach in Europe. We passed the monestary of St. Silas.…
Day 8 – Thessaloniki and Veria Thessaloniki Saturday, November 1, 2014 Today we are docked in Thessaloniki, which is the site of one of the first churches that Paul founded. He only stayed about a month as he faced some opposition (Acts 17). We saw a few sights of the city as we drove past…
Day 6 – Santorini to Athens Oia, Athens Thursday, October 30, 2014 Our last day in Santorini was short one but with enough time to try one more sunrise. This one had the most color of the three, but the sun rise is actually hidden behind a mountain. The clouds still light up and shows…
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