Blogs from Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe - page 107

Hi Everyone, I'll keep this short and sweet. We have made it safely to Athens. The flight was long but Lufthansa serves really good food - and you get wine with dinner and shots with your coffee! I was always under the impression that it would cost you an arm and a leg on the plane. Anyways, we are exhasted - 25hrs awake and counting... I think its time for bed. We are off to Santorini tomorrow and hopefully we will have some pictures and exciting stories to tell! Cheers! Amie & Angele ... read more

3 Weeks in Greece Europe » Greece » Athens » Athens By K JMay 16th 2006K.J.H.This is a just a back-log journal, I suppose, getting my travelblog up-to-date! Last summer, I went to Greece for three weeks on an Art History study tour. The people I went with are AMAZING and I am so fortunate to have met them!... read more

Hey everyone, first update from 'on the road'. This entry is being typed by me (kelly) this time around, as I couldn't stand writing in the 3rd person, like footballers do. Anyway, we got here fine, courtesy of Thomson Hols, boy do I hate package holidays, flights full of chav familys, with lousy clothes and burberry luggage, but we survived check in nonetheless. This despite the fact that the SNOTTIEST scottish woman in all of Gatwick managed to check us in and seat us apart, across the flippin aisle from each other. Those of you that know me well (so all of you then!) know I hate take off, but I was a brave girl and managed not to die from fear, especially as I was unable to hold Ju's hand on take off. So, after ... read more

If people in Greek spoke Spanish I would think about moving there. The country is stunning and my time with the Kremidas family was so encouraging. The week started out with seeing Condoleezza Rice’s convoy rush from the Athens airport to the US Embassy. This was one of the many reminders of home as I got a taste of true hospitality from the Kremidas’. Getting to stay in a home with such good friends was a real treat. Damaris and I drove to Olympia on Wednesday and discovered that Greeks take their ruins very seriously. We got in trouble for trying to pose in front of a statue. Apparently it isn’t respectful to stand in front of the statue for a picture. At least I was able to reenact the athletes in the original stadium without ... read more

its been awhie! internet is terrible to get here in greece it is six in the morning and we are finally about to go to sleep after that morning at milan we took a four minute taxi and got ripped oof... 15 euro! but whatever... we had to get to the train station... then we travelled to ancona and slept the whole way! because we had no sleep the night before.. due to.. trying to dry our stupid clothes.. then we found the ferry port in ancona thanks to a very nice greek fellow.. and we paid 16 euro to get onto the ferry... right? not bad... UNTIL we get onto this beautiful ferry... soo excited because its warmm.. and nice.. and rich looking the guy takes our tickets and tells us we are on the ... read more