Marathon!

Hey people!

I went to Marathon on a school-sponsored trip. I had a great time even though it was overcast with rain and windy. Here are some of the pictures I took. Enjoy!

Here's the tomb at Marathon of the 192 Athenians killed at Marathon when they fought against the Persian invasion in 480 BCE. As you can see, it's a really large mound of earth. And since it's a tomb, you aren't allowed to walk on it of course. (One of the girls in my group asked why people weren't allowed to walk on it. Really?) Anyways, it was neat. It's located in a grove of olive trees. There's also a marble statue imitation of the original grave stone at the site. Here's what it looks like.

We also saw graves from the Middle Helladic Period. There were seven graves. They all had these nifty plastic windows so the people walking through wouldn't throw trash into them. One of the graves still had bones it it. Cool! There's a foundation of a tomb-like structure in the background.

After we saw the Middle Helladic graves, we saw the Archaeological

Museum of Marathon. Then we went to Ramnous, a small area near Marathon. These are the remains of Temple of Nemesis. There are two buildings placed next to each other that make up the Temple. It overlooks the acropolis of Ramnous and the Mediterranean Sea. The day was rather overcast so there aren't any fantastic pictures of the Mediterranean Sea or of the acropolis I can show you. Not cool.

After eating lunch near the Temple of Nemesis, we went to the beach. It sounds exciting, which it was, but it was really windy and rainy now so it was a little bit of a disappointment. There were kite surfers on the beach as you can see here. These guys were really dedicated because the water was definitely chilly and the wind was very strong.

Overall, it was a great trip to Marathon. You should definitely check it out!