Blogs from Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe - page 97

Saturday, March 31 A sleepless night followed by a long, boring day = not much to write about. There was a storm, with pouring rain and howling wind, during the night. I got up at one point to see the palm trees thrashing back and forth, just like you see on TV for hurricanes. Scary! We chowed down on the last of our cereal and milk and ended up sitting in the lobby for the rest of the afternoon with our luggage, since our flight didn't leave until late that evening. Played cards... read books... ate lunch from the grocery store... and I got addicted to the puzzle game Sodoku; reminds me of Andrea! Before it was time to leave, I went out for one last moment with the sea. I've always loved the sound of ... read more

Hi Again Everyone, Thought I would get in another entry as I'm not sure what it is going to be like getting access to computer once I leave Greece -- and I know there will not be any once I leave Kathmandhu and am up in the Himilayas! Really enjoying trip -- seeing lots of interesting things and getting lots of pictures and video -- will try to upload some photos at some point... Getting ready to leave for airport -- flying first to Kingdom of Bahrain in Saudi Arabia, and then on to Nepal... Athens is a large city with a lot of hustle and bustle, traffic and noise... it was much nicer down the coast by the sea... I am looking forward to a change of scenery and environment, and can't wait to begin ... read more

Hi everyone, I think it's Wed morning here -- and still Tues nite back home... There is a 10 hour time difference between Pacific time and here in Athens... Had very nice flights Monday from Abbotsford to Calgary (I have never noticed before just quite how amazing the mountains are around where we live, but I guess I'm a little more aware given my destination) and Calgary to Montreal... aisle seats with no one beside me! Montreal was a bit cool and rainy but I got to walk around a bit downtown that night, and next day went to the old part of town which is pretty neat -- got lots of pictures of old buildings and stuff... The flight from Montreal to Athens was 10 hours overnite (got here at 11am on Wed morning)... another ... read more

The blazing beams of the sun shine across vast space and a crystal blue sky, bathing me in heat and light while wave after wave of cooled air molecules roll in from the Mediterranean, smash across my side, and tangle with my blowing hair. I'm standing on an Athens rooftop in the early morning, breathing and meditating after some long Hatha Yoga practice while the sweat dries on the Kenyan cloth Leso I've been using as a mat. I think about God's perspective: the simultaneous viewpoint of every particle, molecule, and complex structure in the universe. I think about the emptiness of vacuum contrasted with the burning mania of the stars. I dwell on the complexity and diversity in the make-up of planets. I fall in love again with the rocks and waters of the Earth--while ... read more

Well my first week in Athens was unfortunately very dissapointing. Not so much Athens' fault as the bacteria..... I had a cold. a pretty bad one at that. fever for a few days, coongestion, headaches, etc.... there wasn't much i could do but hang out in the house and sleep. bummer. Once i began to recover, we took some small little trips.... the first was to Lycavvitos, huge hill near the swankier, priceyer neighborhood of Kolonaki. As i was still foggy i didnt think to bring my camera. which i certainly regret. the day was perfect. the sunset was goregeous overlooking the Acropoplis and behind the church on the hill sat the moon perfectly full in the sky. we went into the church, lit some candles, crossed ourselves and kissed the icons.... (my germ concious ... read more