Some thoughts on Athens

Greece is beautiful, and it is so much different. Athens is so beautiful, and it is soooo huge. I couldn't believe how many cops littered the streets, for seemingly no reason at all. For some reason, this doesn't make me feel very safe, as there are people in the streets that are readily and openly doing some pretty shady dealings, especially in certain parts of town. And traffic guys.....traffic. Pedestrians have to mob the street to get an opening to cross, and I know that I've almost been hit at least five times in the last four days. But the food is delicious. All that feta cheese, olive oil and fresh fruits and veggies really agree with me. Plus, drinking-one could sit right out on the street and drink, if one wishes. In fact, it was rather nice-the day before yesterday, we were going to the acropolis, and a few of us decided to drink a bottle of wine in the square before entering the place. It was nice, relaxing and refreshing....And I know that it's merely a novelty at this point, but it is so nice to be able to do that.

Athens

Parthenon

Wow

Ok, so the last few days have been really busy, and super fun. I tried to post something yesterday, but unfortunately, the internet here is sometimes a little less than awesome...I wrote a pretty long post yesterday but the net was so slow and my post didn't make it up.

The day before yesterday, we went to the acropolis, which was supercool. Seeing the theater and the Parenthenon was amazing! I took a bunch of pictures, but they might not make it up for awhile if the internet persists in sucking. I loved the marble ground, so old and slick, and the sqeaking sound it made while everyone walked upon it was interesting.

Yesterday, we visited the Archeology museum here in Athens, and it was really interesting. Seeing statues of all of the Greek Gods and Godesses was breathtaking. The dipictions of Posideon were particularly cool, and it was just really awesome all around

And now comes the really interesting part. We didn't have classes this morning, so that meant no homework to get finished. This basically translated into a bunch of us deciding that going out dancing together would be really fun. So, we went dancing. First, we stopped by a club which nobody was dancing in-we were in fact the only people there. So, we bought a few drinks, and decided it was time to go to the next place. That was so much more fun. There were a bunch of girls, and a few guys that went with us. They were readily being passed around, dancing with all of us, keeping us safe from the creeps that tried to feel us up and stuff. And beileve me, that did happen to all of us a couple of times. And we were all super fucking hard core drunk. One guy didn't even make it to the second club, because he had already gotten way too sloshed to continue ahead. But all in all, it was really fun, and we eventually got back to the hotel. Of course, when we did get back, one of the guys that was with us was really drunk, and fell up the stairs, almost bursting his 18 euro bottle of Merlot. Oh boy. But, we all eventually got to bed safe and sound.

I am here now

So, I'm here sitting on the roof of he Attilos hotel in the middle of Athens drinking a glass of Grecian rose wine, wondering how I ever got so lucky. From here, I can see the Acropolis, which is one of the most beautiful sights, especially illuminated in the early twilight. There are these beautiful blue blossomed trees here, and they fascinate me. They're so beautiful. There is a balcony outside of our hotel room, and it is amazing. I'm totally going to be waking up early to look at the Grecian sunrise.

So, the plane rides were seeminly endless, but oh so worth it. I especially loved being in the German airport, and asking a non-german person what time it was, auf deutsch. He looked at me, as though I were the biggest dumbass ever, and stated solemly that he was Canadian, and didn't know what the hell I was saying. So, laughed and asked again in English and apologized. He was nice enough after that. However, I really got to show off the German I did know to the sweetest German family on the plane to Athens.

Today, I'm a little shell shocked by the awesome of it all. I have a couple of pictures, but I'll definitely post some tomorrow.

So, I leave on the morrow

I'm extremely excited. I created this blog, at the suggestion of a very smart friend, so that others could sort of get in on what I'll be up to while in Greece. I know it's not going to be the most interesting thing ever, but I will try to provide pictures, and writing whenever possible, about every aspect of the trip. I've never been out of the country before, and I'm doing something I never dreamed I'd do....so now, all you guys need to do is sit back and watch the journey.

Love and hugs to all I'll miss (which means everyone!)