So I'm sitting in Athens backpackers and I have 15 minutes to be online so here goes a super fast update.
We're about to take the metro down to Piraeus Port to go to Aegina and move into our hostel there and then spend a few days on the beach! Yesterday we spent the day in Athens. We explored the Acropolis and saw the Parthenon, and one thing I thought particularly cool, the Ancient Theater of Dionysus. We sat up in the acropolis, looking out over the city of Athens for a good 2 hours. Greece is paradise; the weather is warm and breezy, and I can't wait to get down on the beach. I'm getting a bit of a tan already. :)
The day before that we spent getting from Rome to Greece. I was up at 3:30 am, we took a car service to the Rome Ciampino airport, hopped a flight there to Berlin, waited in Berlin for 4 hours, found out our flight was delayed 3 hours, finally got on a flight to Athens at 7, and arrived at our hostel right around midnight. It was a bit of a stressful day, but still fun. I had a lot of reading, so I was fine for the 8 hour layover.
Last week I spent 8 days in Italy. After Venice, we took a train to Chianti, which was fantastically beautiful. We stayed in a little town called Tavernelle, which was relatively free of tourists, and the landscape was beautiful. We rented bikes and biked all over the countryside, finding sunflower fields and grape vineyards, and old cathedrals, it was very beautiful, and I got very sunburnt.
Then we hopped a train to Rome, got to Rome around 11pm and found our hostel, which was right across from the Teatro D'ell Opera. We were trying to go see Carmen, but the cheapest tickets ended up being sold out so we spent a few evenings exploring Rome. On the first day we saw the Colosseum, the Pallatine, and the Forum, through a tour which was very fun. The second day we bought through the same tour guides and toured the Vatican City. I got to see the Sistine Chapel, which was amazing, but I think my favorite piece of art work was Raphael's school of Athens.
Oh, and I've eaten a ton of gelato!
Anyway, we're checking out soon, so I thought I'd update. Miss you all! I can't believe in 2 weeks I'm coming home!!
Yay! New update! I think it's cool that you got to see the Theater of Dionysus. I remember studying about it and about the theater of ancient Greece in my college theater history classes.
ReplyDeleteHave a restful time at the beach in Aegina...be sure to use plenty of sunblock! No more sunburns allowed, young lady!
Loveya much,
Mom
wow....Greece sounds absolutely amazing! Jealous that you got to see that Parthenon and Athens! Have a great rest of your time there...enjoy the great beach and beautiful sand! oy...it sounds AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteVery envious! Greece is one of my MUST SEE places. I told Uncle Mike last night that in one fell swoop you've become the 2nd most well travelled member of the family! Miss you and can't wait to see you again.
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