It was cute and we had the best receptionist! After throwing all of our stuff in our rooms we headed back out to enjoy the sun. We grabbed gyros, ate on some steps in the sun, and went walking through a park, it was great! Later we went back to the Plaka area and shopped and ate to our heart's content! I even had some yummy baclava. Great first day in Greece! Here are some pics, the second one is my favorite!
The next day we went to the beach! No big deal, I went to a Greek beach on my spring break! (Cue shrugging shoulders) After laying out for a bit, Ash and I went on a hunt for sunscreen. Although we didn't really find any, we had a fun time exploring the area around the beach and found a grocery store (By the way, one of my favorite things to do in other countries is grocery shop, because it is such a great insight into the real culture of the area). We bought some cheese, bread, fruit, humus, greek yogurt and cookies to eat on the beach. Yay for picnics on the beach!!!
Unfortunately a sudden storm hit so we had to clear out quick. As usual on our way back to our hostel we ran into a protest (somehow we are drawn to them) about rights for immigrants in Greece. After changing out of our swimsuits we headed out to dinner and again had the best last night ever! (similar to our last night in Rome). To set up the story, we were walking around the Plaka area which is full of restaurants as well as shops. We were looking at menu prices and a man promised he had authentic greek food. We went in and had some fabulously delicious food! I had humus and pita bread for an appetizer and a greek salad. Not to mention, Lizzie and I finished off Bailey's chicken and lamb kebab which was so good. Anyways the food was great, but the people were better! At a table next to ours were two older greek couples. One man was playing a greek instrument that I believe is called a bouzouki (a guitar like instrument except with a longer neck and smaller body). As usual, Caleb quickly became friends with them (he's good at making friends with the locals). He even went and sat at their table with them. Quickly we all started talking to them. One of the older men, who had had a little too much wine, said that I looked Greek, and since I don't know my family's history, maybe I am! The man said that I was the love of his life, I had just come into it too late! Haha He was really fun and pretty drunk, but still fun. His wife was precious, she even kissed me on the cheek! The guys were both singing and playing the greek music and then they started dancing! And then they grabbed us and we all started dancing with them, even the owner of the restaurant jumped in! It was the most unreal movie-like moment! They taught us how to dance to the greek music, it was absolutely amazing! We stayed for probably over three hours, dancing, talking, and listening to music. In the end, the older man gave me his scarf as a way to remember the night. And boy, will I! For one night, I felt like one of the locals! Here are some pics:
What a great last night in Greece! The next day was our last and to go out with a bang we went to the Acropolis and saw the Parthenon and all of the other great ruins that I don't know the name of. It's amazing that these wonders are still standing. Speaking of wonders, before we went to the Acropolis we went and saw the Temple of Olympian Zeus, which was one of the 7 wonders of the world at some point. Words cannot describe how amazing all of these ruins were, or the view of Greece from atop the Acropolis. I'll just let pictures try to describe it.
Temple of Zeus
Parthenon with boys
view of Acropolis from afar
Okay well that basically sums up my amazing amazing amazing experience in Greece! I'm tired of blogging now after doing two in two days, but I will continue to update as best as I can!
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