I will begin with a short description, as the order in the title suggests, of my recent travels. In late January, I took a trip to Athens. This trip, given its magnitude compared to the rest of my "travels", will surely remain amongst my favorites. I have never really had a full on trip outside of my place of residence prior to this - with the exception to my sudden move overseas. This being the case, Athens was monumental for me, and only served to scratch an itch that will never go away.
Spending five days in Athens at a strangers' house is something that few people ever get to do. Most will visit and stay in a hostel or hotel, see the big sights, and leave satisfied enough with what they have experienced. Shelby (my partner in crime for this trip) and I have a completely different story than most that visit this city and, I imagine, are much better for it. Between the pair of us we were able to experience so much with in little time, but for the sake of conciseness, here are the highlights:
Day 1: Upon arriving, my host Giannis, asked if I liked "what you would call soccer" and if I would like to play. For those of you who know even the slightest bit about me, this is all that needs to be said about day one: absolutely no better way to start off.
Day 2: With Giannis at work, Shelbs and I were at the mercy of our imaginations. We learned the transport system front and back, got lost many, many, times only to stumble across amazing things time after time.
Day 3: Tour to the Acropolis, as well as other sights. A run in with two musicians, dance session in the middle of street to aforementioned musicians' music, followed by the purchase of their self-made CD. A lunch that dreams are made of.
Day 5: Quick run to the markets for last minute sundries, flight home with nothing to say, just smiles.
In the interest of space and an avoidance of my tendency to ramble a bit, I will end this posting here and follow it up with another very shortly (promise)
