On the 8th of October we arrived in Athens, Greece. On the 9th we hiked up to the Acropolis. First we went to the museum. The Acropolis is so amazing. It was kind of hard to imagine how long ago it was built. Over 2,500 years ago!!! Athens was named after Athena, the greek god of wisdom. She and Poseidon, the god of the sea, both wanted the city,  so they decided whoever gave the best gift would get it. Poseidon gave the mortals a spring, but they didn’t really like it because it was salt water. Athena gave the mortals an olive tree, and they liked that best because it gave them oil, wood, and food. At the Acropolis there used to be a statue of Athena. 

The next day we went to this awesome park. We played in the fountain and on the playground. The next day we went to the Olympic Stadium where the first modern Olympics were held. It was awesome.

The next mornig we flew to Crete.