Fuchs Cradles of Western Civilization Dispatch


Itinerary

Rome
Thursday 4/12 AMMichael/Erin/Mark arrive
PMDolce Vita Stroll/or Capitol Hill museum
Friday 4/13 AM(Matt arrives) Vatican City (St. Peters, Dome, V. Museum)
PMGood Friday Papal Procession from Colliseum to Palantine Hill
Saturday 4/14 AMCaesar Shuffle (Colliseum, Forum, Pantheon)
PMDinner in Trastavere, Night walk (Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, &c.)
Sunday 4/15 AMVilla Borghese Gallery, National Museum of Rome, Baths of Diocletion
LATEOvernight train for Brindisi
Monday 4/16 AMArrive in Brindisi, kick around until overnight ferry leaves
PMLeave for Greece
Greece
Tuesday 4/17 PMArrive Athens
Wednesday 4/18Check out the Acropolis and rest of Athens
Thursday 4/19 AM8 AM ferry from Piraeus to Mikonos
MIDDAYCheck into Pension Stelios, hit Super Paradise Beach
PMExplore/have dinner in Mikonos Town
Friday 4/20 AMCheck out, stow luggage, catch 9 AM ferry for Delos excursion; explore ruins; back at 2 PM
PMLate afternoon ferry to Santorini, check into Hotel Keti
Saturday 4/21Revel in Santorini
Sunday 4/22 AMMore Santorini
PMMore Santorini, catch overnight ferry back to Piraeus (12 hr float)
Monday 4/23 AMCatch ferry to Samos
Turkey
Monday 4/23 PMLeave Samos & enter Turkey at Kusadasi
Tuesday 4/24 AMExplore Ephesus, visit possible house of the Virgin Mary.
PMOvernight bus/ferry to Istanbul
Wednesday 4/25Sightseeing in Istanbul, visit Turkish baths
Thursday 4/26More sightseeing
Friday 4/27Any remaining sights & wrap up travels together
Saturday 4/28 AMFly out of Istanbul