Benaki Museum

Yesterday, we got the opportunity to take the train to the US Embassy here in Greece. We got to sit down with a financial advisor who went through the basics of US/ Greek relations and other topics. He was very interesting but had so much information on Greek history that it was hard to take it all in! I noticed he was wearing a Ted Talks lanyard, and so the two of us got into a whole conversation about how great Ted Talks are! (Thank you EIU Soc Department!!) He explained that the US Embassy brings in a lot of guest speakers to talk to high school/ college students in Greece. They try to emphasize the importance of entrepreneurship and motivated Greek youth. It was great!

He also talked about a lot of different situations including the media right now. He was impressed with our knowledge of the US Finance Officer visiting as well as the German Finance Minster visit. Thank you Dos Equis professor! We talked about Greece's transition to the Euro as well as many other interesting topics. Dina is supposed to email out the picture of us with him from our visit!

Today we got to go to the Benaki Museum which is located right by the Parliament building, so about a 15 minute walk from our apartments. The museum was broken up by year as well as there were certain rooms for certain things. We saw old Greek pottery, jewelry, outfits, rooms, paintings and so much more. The top of the museum also had a nice cafe with a beautiful view. This afternoon I am going shopping with my friend Eleni and then I am going to my class. This upcoming weekend we have a 4 day trip to Northern Greece with a few different stops planned. 

Eleni and I this morning at the top of the Benaki Museum!