Blogs from Attica, Greece, Europe - page 114

We spent all night on a most uncomfortable bus riding from The Pink Palace hostel on Corfu Island to Athens, Greece. My knees suffered from the sumo wrestler look-alike in front of me that pushed the reclining seat feature to its limits as he snored peacefully through the night. I had injured my neck earlier, having crashed into Bryan while body surfing a big wave, and found it impossible to find a comfortable position. Although Bryan managed to sleep a little bit, he readily agreed with my complaints as we waited outside a mini-market at 4:00 AM in the morning on those that needed a potty break. We arrived in downtown Athens at about 7:00 AM and our first priority was to find some strong coffee and breakfast. We walked several blocks before finding a little ... read more

August 17, 2006 Today I woke up really early and kept my aunt company before leaving for work. I actually woke her up an hour after her alarm went off and she was grateful that I shook her out of her ZZZs. My son ate really well - two eggs, a yogourt, and a glass of milk. After eating with him I decided to surprise him by taking him to Jumbo - the equivalent of Toys R' Us here in Greece. We were looking to replace a small submarine which he broke earlier this week, but unfortunately they were all sold out. I didn't want to disappoint him so I bought him a small metal airplane which he loved. He now has almost a dozen airplanes. After Jumbo we headed off to another toy store which ... read more

Well, my Greek odyssey may have only been for 9 days (not nearly enough), and not 20 years, but I did manage to get my fill of Greek mythology and Greek food! I saw what I consider to be the 3 big ones - The Acropolis, Delphi (centre of the universe) and Mt Olympus (seat of the Gods). See blogs parts 2 and 3 for stories of the latter 2 visits. Athens - what can I say? The world's ugliest city? Can't say I have ever seen such a messy sprawl of concrete that never seems to end. It is not dirty and it is not nasty, just plain ugly. On the positive side, it has a very clean and efficient metro train system, and, of course, the Acropolis. What a fantastic place! I got to ... read more

You know you are a backpacker when: -You think..."maybe if I write a book about my travels, I will become financially free, and continue my exploration of the world!" I think this is every backpacker's dream! Ok, so yes, Greece was about 3 months ago, but I can still recall it vividly because it was just THAT INCREDIBLE! I have been fortunate to visit many visually striking countries, and I am happy to announce that Greece has successfully made the cut! It is MAGNIFICENT! We arrived to Athens around midnight and had a 6-hour layover before our flight to Santorini the next morning (one of the Cycladic Islands). Our girls from home (Alissa and Kristi) were meeting us in Santorini, but had one night in Athens as well...so, we thought to ourselves...hmmm, hang out at the ... read more

Things that have occured in the past week: 1.) Matt dressed in a black lacy nightgown and full makeup at The Pink Palace 2.) Matt waking up in random location and making the walk of shame in the rain the next morning in said outfit 3.) The best sunset ever in Santorini 4.) Sangrias in Santorini 5.) The discovery that there are people that actually party more than me (they congrogate in Ios) 6.) Matt wearing white linen capris for the past 3 days straight .... don't worry, he'll be wearing them the first day back to work regardless of dress code hmmm, that is all .... t-minus 2 days until Vegas ... when does it end?!?!?!?! -matheis... read more