Traveling to Greece

[Jona Lendering]

does anyone know of anything horse related for her, because she really enjoys horses,

She has never seen an equestrian statue until she has seen this one in the Athenian National Museum - the image is rather poor, but, believe me, this is one of the most splendid examples of ancient art:

11/1-2 Fly from chicago to athens- connecting in madrid on Iberia Airlines
-check in to athens hotel
11/3 - Acropolis
-monuments on the south slope
-agora
11/4 - roman agora
- temple of olympian zeus
- National Archealogical Museum
11/5 - Piraeus
- possible visit to nearby island (Aegina?)

So far, nothing impossible; although Piraeus is just a messy suburb - better spend some time at Daphni or Kerameikos.

11/6 - Marathon

Try to combine it with Brauron or Sunion. Marathon itself ain't much: a small hill in an olive grove, that's it. The trees are better than the hill, to be quite honest. There is a museum, admittedly, but it has no objects related to the battle, except for one ugly column. Fortunately, its badly preserved. So, add something else.

11/7 - Take a train to Lianokhladion (to get to thermopylae )
- take a bus to thermopylae from Lianokladhion
- take a bus to Delphi
- check in to delphi hotel

This is too complex and takes too much time. It is easier to skip the train part and take the bus to Lamia. Trains in Greece are incomparable to trains in other countries, which is a eufemism for: don't even think about it. Buses are swifter, cheaper, easier. In Athens, take the bus to Lamia, and say to the driver that you want to leave at Thermopylae. Don't expect too much of that site, although as a lover of the ancient armies, you simply MUST go there. However, you will have to prepare your relatives for a disappointment. It helps, of course, if you read Herodotus to them.

11/8 - Delphi
- take a bus to rion
- take a train from rion to Olympia
-check in to Olympia hotel

This is too optimistic. I suggest two nights in Delphi. You will really need a full day for that beautiful site and its splendid museum. I suggest you leave out Olympia altogether and insert one day rest. Your mum and sister will need it, honestly.

11/9 - Olympia
11/10 - take a train from Olympia to Pirgos ( Pirgos is just a stop )
- Take a train from Pirgos to Corinth
- Check in to corinth hotel
11/11- Corinth
11/12- take train from corinth to Athens
- Fly back

Busses are usually better, but the connection Corinth-Athens is fine.