We just finished the first week of classes! It’s definitely
going to take some time to get used to a full day of physics lectures but our
professors are so sweet. The first day of class was a little jarring since we
had to jump into so much material immediately, but it’s to be expected given
the nature of the program. The nice thing is that every week class ends on
Thursday so we get to enjoy a long weekend.
This weekend we took our first weekend excursion as a class!
The bus picked us up at 9:00 am on Friday and we headed for Paphos, a beach
city about two hours away from the capital. Before heading to Paphos we made a
stop at Petra Tou Romiou, the birthplace of Aphrodite. Aphrodite is the Greek
goddess of love and beauty and it’s rumored that she was born from the foam of
the sea and washed upon the rocks along the beach. The coastline along Petra
Tou Romiou is really gorgeous and so we stopped to take some pictures and
admire the scenery. According to legend, if you swim around the rock naked
three times under the full moon you’ll gain eternal beauty and find true love.
Unfortunately our tour guide didn’t let anyone try it out for themselves before
we headed for Paphos.
After visiting Aphrodite’s Rock we arrived in Paphos and had some free time to walk along the pier and explore the main part of the city. One of the places we visited was the House of Dionysius Mosaics and the Paphos Archaeological Park. The area is the preserved ruins of a wealthy Roman villa, and is lined with mosaic paneling depicting scenes from Greek mythology. The main villa is the House of Dionysius, named after the multiple mosaics paying homage to Dionysius, the god of wine. Directly outside of the House of Dionysius are three other villas. In The House of Theseus the main structure of the villa is really well preserved and there are beautiful column ruins.
After getting lunch at the pier and visiting the
mosaics we got dropped off at the Anemi Hotel and were given the rest of the
weekend to explore and relax. For dinner my roommates and I walked to a
restaurant called The Corner about five minutes away from the hotel. The Corner
was directly across the beach and served a lot of seafood, so we all got fish
and chips.
Live music at The Corner Restaurant |
My roommates and I took this weekend to relax on the beach and hangout near the pool, a much-needed break from the week of intensive physics we just had. In the end this weekend was exactly what we needed, a little bit of sun and rest to recharge.
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