http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Greece/Attica/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Greece , Attica en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:17:10 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:17:10 BST So after 3 weeks sailing it was great to finally have unlimited water and lots more teaAs we arrived a day early due to weather we popped into Athens for the day and saw the Acropolis with the week 3 sailing gang. It was pretty amazing to see especially as it was built 2500 years ago. We also saw the first of the modern Olympic stadiums it is a shame they donrsquot build them like that anym http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-333266.html So I've been in Greece for a month and haven't done anything with this blog. It is not because I haven't had any time because believe me I have had time. A month of doing a whole lot of nothing is what it feels like. Now I won't say that it's been all bad because it hasn't. I've seen a couple things traveled to one place and back and met a whole lot of people that I have no idea who they are http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-332233.html Friday Oct 3Had to get up in the morning for my return visit to the hospital to check my TB shot and get the paperwork signed by the doctor which took all of 5 minutes thankfully. Later in the day met up with Shoshana again and briefly went to her apartment in Kolonaki a MUCH nicer neighborhood than my own and a much larger kitchenhelliplucky After getting ready we walked to the Hard Rock http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-331117.html Tuesday Sept 30Had my very first cancelled class since being in college My Ethnography teacher was sick so I had a break from 1040130pm. Other than that not a lot of news for the dayhellipWednesday Oct 1My first experience at a Greek hospital No I did not injure myselfhellipyet. In order to get our student visas extended for the full time that we are studying here we were required to http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-331116.html Hey EveryoneWell after 35hours on three planes via Hong Kong and Frankfurt we finally arrived in Athens at 4am in the morning.We found out when checking our emails in Hong Kong airport we had a 5 hour stopover there that the place we had booked to stay in Athens we couldnrsquot check in at that time in the morning how helpfulSo we arrived and were hoping that there might be a free room http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-330869.html Sorry this has taken so long to get up I feel like I've been playing catch up ever since we got back from the trip and just haven't had the timeTuesday Sept. 23 2008 After a day made long by anticipation we finally boarded the CYA busses at 630pm to head to the port of Piraeus. Although I had expected a ferry resembling that which we took to Santorini I was pleasantly surprised by Minoan L http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-330358.html Hey Hardly know where to start what a day it's been. We are endelessly fascinated by the way people drive here...motorbikes squeeze between any vehicle they can cars and buses go like the wind weaving in and out where you can't imagine there is room but apparently it works because we have not seen one accident. Pedestrians are fearless. We have found people to be very friendly and so help http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-329840.html Arrived safe and sound in Athens yesterday afternoon...pretty smooth trip all in all just very very long. Loved Greece as soon as we stepped out of the airport...people are very helpful and friendly so much English spoken. In the Diva hotel which is well...interesting Didn't know til this morning that they had wireless internet Anyway...my battery is low and we want to do some sight seeing http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-329630.html Guided by second hand accounts we'd never intended staying in Athens.We still weren't but arriving at Athens airport at 8.00am for our 3.00pm departure to Dubai left us a yawning gap to fill. Our hosts in Dubai Dan Anthia have a 3 year old son. Kids always need more toys and we would go shopping in downtown Athens. Not wanting to be complete consumerist slaves we decided to see the Acropolis o http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328926.html Good Morning Wills updated check Voted check Hair cut check Alitalia still in business check etickets check Passports check Luggage check Flea and Tick treatment check Hahahah Applied Fletchers flea and tick stuff just before leaving home...a few miles down the road I was overcome by an urge to give him a few smoochy nuzzles on hi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328906.html A good tour guide will instruct you on the correct pronunciation of the language. So here we are in Athens practicing Kalimera meaning good morning in Greek. It is not pronounced Calamari You always want to try to fit in when in another country but saying Squid first thing in the morning may give you away.One trip to Greece is not enough to see what this country has to offer. We t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328718.html Here are some shots I took while driving around and from the balcony. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328448.html ... for those who have never seen any pics of the town I post some here. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328445.html We got to Athens and luckily there was a bus straight to the airport. The trip so far was going too smoothly so we got alittle worriedespecially dodds. We got there and put our bags in storage then decided to head into athens to check out this acropolis. we made it after an hour and a half trainmetro. we walked up to the entrance to find it closed. luckily we could see the monument from outside http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328342.html Here we are...packing packing packing ........DONE http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328322.html Took me all of about 12 hour to pack...I'm ready BRING IT ON ALREADY Gordon http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328312.html Another weekend in Athens... with many new and lovely impressions.The more often I visit Greece the more I feel home. This time I was almost sure to move over not 100... but let's say or 75. It was just a question will I get my job or not and to talk about the last details and to wait for the final YES.I thought a lot about the question 'shell I go or not' but in the end of every thinking proc http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328308.html Here are some of my photos I took during my vacation. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328298.html I spent one day on island Rhodes to visit my friend Antonis. In the evening I took the nightflight to Athens... http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328295.html These are our photos taken in the end of May beginning of June 2008 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328284.html Here I am posting some of our photos these are taken in May 2008 when Panos and I met the first time face to face. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328276.html Alrighty then...I have spent a little time on this thing and have figured a few things out I think To be honest to begin with it was all Greek to me snicker snicker and I wanted to actually know what I was doing before we embarked on our Greek Odyssey Mama Mia what a groaner....okay I've got those 2 out of the way now. If you see sqare brackets around letters or numbers in my te http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-328103.html 5 mor sleeps and we begin our trip to Greece. This is a trial post... http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-327225.html After spending so long in Egypt and getting aclimatised to the heat and constant sun Greece has been a bit of a shock for both Ben and I. We have just finished a four day bus tour up into the Greek mountains seeing some spectacular scenery but also having to scramble to find shops selling umbrellas and frantically searching through suitcases to find trousersI'll start from the beginning...We a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-327161.html Arriving in Athens at about 6am had at least one advantage. The Tom Tom managed to take us to the Acropolis before it opened and therefore before anyone else arrived. With the sun rising and the temperature pleasant it was stunning. Not entering the siteproperly mattered not a bit as the kids wouldnrsquot have been that amazed especially after Delphi. We walked for an hour enjoyed the tra http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-326634.html Ok so I am writing this entry from Israel not Greece but let's pretend.Greece as a whole was a great vacation. There were some minor glitcheshellipbut in the end all the logistics went relatively smoothly. I arrived in Athens at 9am Sunday morning. After checking into the hostel I went off to the National Archaeological Museum. This museum is huge and has the complete range of Greek ant http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-326414.html That title line is probably old and sick but I use it anyway. Unfortunately we are home without having been able to post any blog information because we simply could not arrange the download of pictures that I would have liked. So I'm going to build that journey in 2 or 3 day stages by locale as we visitied Athens first then hopped islands then returned to the mainland for a 2nd 4day tour. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-325597.html A rather uneventful week in comparison to last weekend but it was certainly appreciated. Our stove finally got fixed on Wednesday along with our clogged toilet apparently the roomies have yet to learn that you really cannot flush toilet paper here. Had a CYA ldquotown meetingrdquo last night to discuss any problems wersquove encountered these first few weeks living in Athens. While I adm http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-325233.html Hello there folks the circus has arrived in Istanbul to the haunting sound of the call to prayer for the moslem faith as it is Ramadan a particularly important call they say and as I sit here and write this streams head for the wide range of mosques ladies one side men the other whilst the christians continue on with normal day.... Maybe Turkey is the recipe for getting this religious diffe http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-324689.html Tuesday Sept. 16 2008A little sad to have to return to the reality of school after an amazing weekend on Santorini. Yesterday did some more exploring and found tofu and soy milk Which I know probably isnrsquot too exciting for most of you but I was pretty happy haha. Found out that Michigan lost to Notre Dame on SaturdayhellipI know there are a few Cianbro folks who wonrsquot let me live http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Greece/Attica/Athens/blog-324373.html