Daily Updates
Week Five: April 16
16 April: Ani and Randy Reporting: We were blessed with a slightly later wakeup (9:30) and our first stop was the museum in modern Pylos. We looked at the antiquities and everyone was very excited. Having partaken of their pieces, we went to the Mycenaean palace of Nestor, which was not as big as Mycenae or Tiryns, but much better preserved. We had our *first* quiz of the day and got the tour from Prof. Christesen, after which we went to the Chora Museum, where Prof. Christesen developed an ulcer trying to talk over the cacophony of blaring motors from the nearby street. Inside we did the usual museum routine and bombed out of there (all except one of us) to the beach at Methene, where we spent three hours doing such things as reading the Iliad, writing in our journals, going in the water (for about 3 of us), eating fish, playing baseball with rusty metal pipes, and watching Mike try to climb down the castle. When we got back we had an hour of furiously reading and writing before we took our *second* quiz of the day comparing Pylos and Knossos, then after another hour of dinner and more reading and writing we had our *third* quiz, this time on the Iliad. After the discussion, we all fled to our respective rooms to do more work (in a few cases), pack, and crash.
16 April: Ani and Randy, the leaders for the day.
16 April: The view from one of our hotel windows in Pylos.
16 April: Ani, Kari and Sarah on the port in Pylos.
16 April: Randy is acquiring quite a collection of shades...
16 April: Leslie enjoys a Nescafe in the main square in Pylos.
16 April: Evan and Elizabeth take in some sun in the main square in Pylos.
16 April: In the lobby of the Hotel Galaxy in Pylos.
16 April: A visit to the Pylos Archaeological Museum proves worthwhile.
16 April: Sarah and Leslie analyze some cases in the Pylos Museum.
16 April: Liz and Kari investigate a large pot in the Pylos Museum.
16 April: Katie and Chris analyze a case of finds in the Pylos Museum.
16 April: Rebecca looks at some pottery... or at the camera, rather.
16 April: Bronze figures from the Pylos Museum.
16 April: Close-up of bronze figure from the Pylos Museum.
16 April: A glass bowl from the Pylos Museum.
16 April: A glass bowl from the Pylos Museum.
16 April: A glass bowl from the Pylos Museum.
16 April: Taking the daily quiz at Nestor's Palace.
16 April: Taking the daily quiz at Nestor's Palace.
16 April: The great Hearth from Nestor's Palace in Pylos.
16 April: The well-preserved bathtub from Nestor's Palace.
16 April: Detail of the painted bathtub from Nestor's Palace.
16 April: Flora from Nestor's Palace.
16 April: Taking notes outside the museum in Chora.
16 April: Prof. Christesen finds himself up against the busiest and noisiest street in Chora.
16 April: Taking notes outside the Chora Museum.
16 April: A case of pottery sherds.