Sobell Judo Club London

All members of the Squad and the adults accompanying them will be staying at the Var Hotel during their stay in Greece:

Var Hotel
Naiadon & Semelis
Lagonissi 19010
Greece

Phone: (+30)22910 23512 ·
Fax: (+30)22910 23534

Following an invitation from the Kaliva judo club in Greece to the BJC (North London Area) the Sobell judo club was able to take seven children plus Sampson Sampson, Bob Bushnell and a number of parents  to represent the area and judo. The invitation was also extended to a judo club in Berlin - that started this judo exchange last year with Greece.

Updates from the Squad

08.07.10

• Everyone present and on time at the tube station; departed at 7:50 am towards Heathrow Airport;
• All safe in the airport. Checked in, ready for departure;
• Flight delayed for 45 minutes due to a strike in Athens (just ended);
• Flight departure 13:25; New expected arrival time in Athens, 18:25 local time;
• Landed safely in Athens 18:25 (16:25 - London time); Temp 26°C - Sunset 20:50
• Picked up by our host 19:25 (17:25 - London time) on the way to the hotel in Kalvia.
• Everyone accomodated, feed, ... tucked in bed, Zzzz....

Some Pictures... more later!

09.07.10

• Breakfast at 9:00;
• Coach trip 9:30 to meet local dignitories and other clubs;
• Two Judo sessions, the kids did very well; Very Hot!
• Sampson ran the second session till 13:00;
• Lunch in town at 14:00;
• BBQ and social, on the beech later; SJC to presents gifts to host club;
• Fantastic evening; 80-90 people joined; left 01:15 am;
• Dignitories present at the event :
  Petros Philipou - Mayor;
  Susanne Schubert - German Embassy Cultural Attaché;
  Christina Christafaki - Mayoral Candidate;
  Marco Meissner - German Senior Instructor;
  Ilias Bremetis - Kaliva Sports Club (senior instructor);
  Dimitris Divanis - Kaliva Sports Club (President);
  Kostas Alexoboulos - Kaliva Sports Club (Manager); and,
  Dimitris Geroioannis and Ioanna Papasoglou - Tour assistants.
• All the kids were good; Aston is loved by everyone.

10.07.10

• Breakfast at 9:00;
• Two Judo sessions, the kids did very well; Very Hot!
• Sampson ran the second session till 13:00 again; Everyone loved it!
• more details later... Everyone enjoying themsleves!

11.07.10

• Breakfast at 9:00;
• 10:30 to visit Acropolis
• Lunch at a restaurant "Deliolanis"
• Afternoon, by the pool & the beach;
• Watched "World Cup Football Final" in the boys hotel room.

12.07.10

• Breakfast at 9:00;
• Last day of Judo;
• 10:00 - 13:00 Sampson to run both training sessions;
• Back in the hotel; after lunch more free time on the beach;
• BBQ in the afternoon;

13.07.10

• 9:30 leaving the hotel after breakfast;
• Returning home - flight due at 13:30 from Athens;
• ETA 15:30 PM - Heathrow;
• ETA 17:30 PM - Pick-up Holloway Tube

14.07.08

• Back to school;
• back to dojo.