Posts tagged with “Charlotte Gingo” (All posts)

Week 9 (Pottery on Crete) – Gingo

30 May 2024

This past weekend we flew south to visit the islands of Santorini and Crete. While the archeological sites of Akrotiri, Thera, and Knossos were inspiring, my favorite part was undoubtedly…

Multicolored cat on the street in Margarites

Gingo – Week 8 (Pnyx)

21 May 2024

Pnyx (& some travels)

Stella stands on a clif overlooking a pebble beach on Agistri

Week 7 – Gingo (Athena iconography)

14 May 2024

This week, at several of the sites we visited we saw Athena, often decked out in armor, wielding her shield and spear, or wearing her aegis, which may be the…

Goddess Athena on one of the pediments of the Syphnian Treasury at Delphi

Week 6 – Gingo (Nafplio & Hydra)

9 May 2024

During our midterm break, I returned with my family to the Peloponnese after just a few days away and climbed the steps to the Palamidi Fortress. While the true number…

My aunt and I stand next to O'Pari, a huge yacht, at the Mediterranean Yacht Show

Week 5 (Peloponnese)

4 May 2024

This weekend our class traveled to the Peloponnese, stopping at sites that included Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Olympia and Nemea. At Pylos we had the pleasure of hearing from Shari Stocker,…

Week 4 – Gingo (Mykonos & Delos)

22 April 2024

This weekend our apartment visited the Cycladic island of Delos, where we had the opportunity to walk through many ruins, see beautiful mosaics, and hike to the top of the…

Cat in a tree on Mykonos

Week 3 – Gingo (the Cyclades & Cycladic art)

14 April 2024

This week we focused on the Cyclades and visited the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, seeing artifacts that included sauce boats, frying pans (not actually used as frying pans,…

Cat sits on windowsill

Week 2 – Gingo

8 April 2024

Our first weekend trip brought us north to Thermopylae, Dimini, Demetrias, and Lamia, all sites we visited from our home base in Volos. Thermopylae, named for the hot springs in…

Squinting cat being pet in Portaria

Week 1 – Gingo

7 April 2024

After arrival on Tuesday, our first week was a blur of jetlag, site visits and frequent grocery store trips. I enjoyed our Wednesday trip to the Acropolis / Ακρόπολη, and…

Stella walks through a doorway facing east on the north wall at Eleutherai
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