The Travel Club is traveling to Italy and Greece in 2012. On March 30th the group will fly to Rome, Italy and ten days later, they will return. A three day optional extension is yet to be decided. The current Grade Elevens and Tens are the ones eligible for the trip. Approximately twenty five to thirty students will go. Exact numbers are yet to be defined, because they are not sure who is all definitely going. The whole group is excited to go see a different part of the world.
About half of the trip will be spent in Italy. The first three days will be spent in the country’s capital, Rome. While there the group will see things such as the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica, Forum Romanum, the Coliseum, Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain.
On an optional Florence excursion the group will watch the golden hills roll by on their trip there. While in Florence they will see Michelangelo’s sculpture of David, one of the only bridges to survive WWII and the Duomo, or dome, that fills Florence’s skyline. They will see many historical, artistic and amazing places while there.
The Coliseum, one of the most famous ruins of the ancient world, is a highly anticipated part of the trip. At one point in time the Coliseum was used as a huge arena for gladiator fights, mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of battles and dramas based on mythology. In its prime the building could hold 50,000 spectators. Now, it is but a ruin, yet still an important part in Rome’s history and connections to the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pantheon, built in 126 AD, is another very popular tourist attraction. Its large dome is an impressive architectural feat. It is the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height and interior diameter are exactly the same (43.3m) an impressive feat for the technology considered at the time it was built.
Touring to the ruins of Pompeii, and the cities of Capri and Brindisi will also be a great experience of the Italy landscape and culture.
And that is only half the trip. The other half will be spent in the wonderful country of Greece.
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