We started bright and early this morning and headed out to visit Knossos Palace. We covered about 2000 years in 2 &1/2 hours with the help of our tour guide Marina. We learned a lot of interesting information, a lot. I’ll do my best to hit a few key points. Knossos Palace was one of four palaces on Crete. These palaces date back to around 2000 B.C. Knossos was the head of all the Minoan civilization. The site today has been reconstructed to resemble what archaeologists determined the palace once looked like. In the center there is a three-part shrine/temple. The three parts represent the heavens, the earth, and the underworld. The queen’s quarters had running water. How amazing is that? 4000 years ago civilizations had access to running water in their palaces. The theatre on the grounds of the palace has been determined to be the oldest theatre in all of Europe. Sadly, around 1700 B.C. a volcano erupted in Santorini and brought Knossos temple to the ground. After visiting the reconstructed palace we took a tour through the museum. The museum is filled with ancient jewelry, vases, and other artwork that once adorned Knossos Palace. The tour was fascinating and I learned more than you care to read about so I will stop here.
We took a brake for lunch and then it was class time. We all took the DISC personality test and learned a few things about ourselves and each other. Coach Dooley wrapped us up with a talk about the importance of teamwork. I think we all could have listened to Coach Dooley for hours, but Barbara cut him off at about one hour.
I was lucky enough to end the day by having dinner with the Dooley’s! Needless to say, today was a great day! In honor of Coach Dooly; my life in three words is Sic ‘em Dawgs!
Abby Burke
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