We made it to Greece

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Hello everyone,

Well after an exhausting 24 hours of travelling we're finally in Greece. We had to catch up on some much needed sleep (I don't think we slept for about 2 days) before we ventured out of our cave to see what Athens had on offer.

Obviously we wanted to go up to the Acropolis (our hostel is pretty much at the base of it) and see the Parthenon, so we did. We've also seen all the other ancient touristy stuff, including the Temple of Zeus and Ancient Agora. Along the way we stumbled across the markets where we stocked up on a kilo of strawberries for 1.80 before discovering the meat section. If you're a vegetarian I recommend to stay clear!! Most animals are skinned and hanging by their feet, that's if their feet aren't on the stand next to them! The smell is also not too good. It's actually the most disgusting but strangely fascinating scenarios I've ever seen.

We have gotten lost a couple of times, and nearly slipped on our butts from the marble paths everywhere but I love walking through the streets here! I could easily get use to the European way of life, especially the shopping which is impossible to ignore. Oh the food is so good too. For the past two days we've been eating gyros or souvlaki's (they're only 1.60! don't get ripped off people!), and last night had a taste of Ouzo - Tezz had a bit more of a taste! "When in Greece do as the Greeks do" is his motto - this applies to every country.

I look forward to island hopping around to see what else Greece has to experience. Tonight we catch the midnight ferry to Mykanos. It arrives at 6am and saves paying for accomodation (a good tip).

Take care, Luv Neetz


PS. Alana you forgot to tell me two weird things about Athens...(1) there's cats and dogs everywhere here, and even tortoises which was very unexpected, and (2) here's the not so nice one... when you go the toilet you have to put your toilet paper in the bin instead of flushing it since the plumbing is so narrow, nice huh?

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Photos

Neetz at the Parthenon
it's so little!

the view from the Acropolis
at the green patch of grass is the Temple of Zeus

Comments

[Alana]

Toilet Paper
Sorry Neetz! I forgot about it, though i remember beign thoroughly disturbed at the time, especially when you stay in a hotel room for like 5 days and they forget to clean the bin... haha but its all fun! i actually have a photo of the ugliest cat in the world who i saw while in Greece, I think it was on one of the islands. Have fun and hi tezz!

[Anneliese]

What a great time!
Hi Terry and Neetz, I am extremely jealous. Your photos. etc. remind me of when we were in Cyprus. Now you should understand what I meant about the food. It's not something you'll find in Aussie. They haven't heard about cooking, eating or anythng else to do with food in this country. Food is as good in the rest of Europe but each country is different. Hopefully we will be in Bulgaria at the end of the year. (I'm hungary.) At this point things are looking good with the ballet that David wrote. The choreographer sent us some DVD's of her portfolio. She is really good. She does a lot of choreographing for the Royal Ballet in London(She is German but grew up in South Africa, studied in Canada). So hopefully all will go well with the performance of the ballet in Bulgaria. Enjoy all the ancient sites in Europe because you won't find them here. It gets quite addictive. You will find it hard to leave. Anyway, have a fantastic time but be very careful about being ripped off! All my love Mum

[Mark McGuinness]

Hey guys!
Hey there ive just caught up with ur adventures thanks to Darren selling his wares lol!! Sounds like u guys are having a ball!! Im so jealous lol!! Keep in touch buddy - [e-mail] - cant wait for ur next instalment!!

[Emma]

g'day
Hey neetz and tezz glad to hear you're having a great time neetz can u hurry home and help me with some of my year 11 assignments hahahaha take care love emma xxxxxxxx