July 23rd - Day 43

Lysikrates Monument

Today was our last day of scheduled site visits. The end is truly upon me and I can hardly believe it! This morning we made our final trip to the Agora, where John Camp showed us around the south side of the Athenian Agora and then took us on a tour of the current excavations being carried out by the American School.

Next it was off to the Lysikrates Monument, which was erected by Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of the musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus. It was built to commemorate the award of first prize in 335/334 BC to one of the performances he had sponsored.

We then stopped for a little coffee break (there is always time for a coffee in Greece) courtesy of Bella. After that we had the remainder of the afternoon off. I spent the afternoon getting caught up on my blogging and picture tagging. At some point I am going to need to start tackling the mess that is my suitcase...that will probably be tomorrow's project. 

We have a whole day free tomorrow, with a farewell party being the only thing on the agenda. I am looking forward to being able to sleep in a little bit tomorrow and being able to relax before I make the long trip home, which involves a good 17 hours of travel time starting at 5:30 am...boo! I am excited to be coming home. Six weeks away from home in a foreign country is a long time!