Blogs from Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe - page 105

This was about to be a very, very busy day. We were up rather early in order to leave on the bus at 8:00. Our breakfast wasn't as filling as our previous few in Greece. This morning it was back to cold cereal, a couple croissants and watery orange juice. Our first order of business was to drive back up the isolated Tolo road into the larger city of Nafplion. Even though Tolo is the seaside resort where most of the people in our group were happy to stay, Nafplion looked more to my liking. It was also built adjacent to the sea. Nafplion didn't have the beautiful shoreline or bayside restaurants and bars like Tolo, but instead was somewhat sterile-looking in the downtown port area. But in town there was a bustling shopping district and ... read more

It's cold and windy here in Athens, not what I expected. The flight into Athens was a comfortable BA flight complete with movie that I didn't watch and hot chicken lunch that I did eat. And this was the same price as the Easy Jet flight - no comparison. I am so jet lagged, I am not sleeping when I am supposed to and tired during the day. I am finding this trip more difficult to adjust to. Perhaps because I wasn't well rested before I left. Since it was overcast, I went to the Natrional Archeological Museum. Lots of old things. The Minoan treasures are great. And I saw the death mask of Agamemnon. Somebody check my spelling. There were so many statues from each period of ancient Greece, Archaic, Classical and Helenistic. Truly awesome ... read more

Hey dudes, We are in Athens! I think you already know that, yes you do cause I told you all about the ferry ride.... what an experience.... It is so hot here, like 40 degrees everyday. We are pretty stoked to see everything here, but we are very stoked to get to a beach on an island where things are a little bit more barable. Yesterday was our first full day here. We went on a walking tour that originated out of our hostel. It was very good as it gave us an efficient look at the city, the best shady spots to enjoy the sites from, and a great commentary from an International Relations grad from Brazil! He knew his stuff and was really funny too. Loads of people on the tour, we met 2 ... read more

Hey Contiki crew! Contiki feels like a school camp for adults where drinking and partying are the norm. The difference from a school camp is minimal, excursions are still organised, you make new friends and if you’re lucky you get a new girlfriend...or three. :) I remember school camp was all about hiding the contraband you snuck in and organising midnight feasts with your mates. Some things never change, except on Contiki we swapped the chocolate for a few bottles of Bacardi we picked up at Duty Free. Checking into the Mykonos resort we were lucky enough to get a twin room overlooking the pool and resort grounds from the first floor. With a location like this the only hospitable thing to do was host a party on our balcony with the new crew. The bottles ... read more

This entry (a work in progress) is a retroactive overview of a trip to Greece made in the Summer of 2006. The general route was Nashville-New York-Athens-Crete-Rhodes-Santorini (Thira)-Mikonos-Piraeus-Athens-New York-Nashville (see map). The Greek National Motto - "It Can Wait" ... read more