A Whole Lot of Ports
Alright. So. Where was I? Oh, Right. Croatia. Well, now we are in Greece, and I LOVE it. Sunday, we were in Corfu, which is an island on the west coast of Greece. We decided to go into the city with Chris and Jack, the two boys from the other night. Anyways, we walked into the town (about 25 minutes) and everything was closed, as it isa ll over Europe, since it was Sunday. The city in general was fairly dirty, but I tried not tol et that bother me, which for the most part, it didn’t. There was not a lot to see here, and we just walked through the Old Town, which is mostly touristy shops now, but the boys were running through and us girls hardly had time to realize there were things to be bought. We went into the Old Fortress, overlooking the sea and walked around for a bit. Sadly, I know no historical significance of this place, and until I have free, unlimited, lightening fast internet, I will know nothing. I’m not sure how long we were in town, but we came back and took our ritual afternoon naps before heading down to dinner. It was the first night we sat with an American couple, and it was not enjoyable, so we did not get a story about how they met. I believe we sat with another couple too, probably from New Zealand, but I don’t remember. I should have written all of this down, but we’ve been having far too much fun to think about scribbling down random things like that. We ended the evening as a “team (the five of us neighbors),” in the hot tub, with a bottle of wine. There is a night club here called Nightwalkers, which we visited after the hot tub, but we were the only ones in there and decided to visit another night. We also added another memeber to the team, Jamie, a 19 year old Canadian who is just insane. Very friendly, but insane.
Monday morning, Brooke and I woke up and went to the gym at 7:30, as we have been the past 3 mornings, and worked out for about a half an hour. We begin by walking up to the gym, a mere 10 decks above us, which wears me out before we even get to the gym, and then we do this little routine that Jessica initially started with us, but has now started doing her work outs in the evenings. Anyways, we go to breakfast in the DaVinci dining room, where we discover a vampire who serves jam and marmalade to unsuspecting cruisers. He has the most ridiculous eyes I’ve ever seen and immediately upon seeing him, Brooke and I had a telepathic conversation like we do and both believed he was a vampire. We found this to be very ironic today since the first thing I said to Brooke this morning was “I’ll be ready to get up as soon as I convince myself that vampires are not real.” (I had a vampire dream right before waking up and was certain it was reality.) At around 10, we decided to venture into the city – Athens. I guess I should have mentioned that before, but oh well. It was about a 20 minute walk to the metro stop and another 25 minute ride into the center. We walked, or rather, climbed, up to the Acropolis in about a half an hour. It was very humid, but cloudy, so it was a fairly miserable journey. It was nice to be somewhere familiar again, and I was happy to lead the way and point out stupid things, like the place I bought all the souvenirs or the store I spend 3 hours in deciding which unaffordable dress to buy. At the top, we enjoyed some incredible views of Athens and a nice breeze before actually entering the Acropolis. We ran into Chris and Jack, who were on a tour with Chris’s parents at the entrance and argued about who was stalking whom (they were stalking us) and then went to see the glorious Parthenon. There was a lot more construction going on than the last March, but it was still such an awesome sight. As most of you know, Jessica is Miss Teen International, and as such she was given the opportunity to travel. Every city we’ve gone to, we’ve tried to take a picture of Jessica with her title sash on, and today was a particularly funny attempt. The front of the Parthenon had finally cleared out a little and we decided to take the opportunity to take such a photo. As Jessica posed a woman came out of the woodwork and told us those kinds of pictures (publicity sorts, I suppose) were not allowed. What was particularly funny was Jessica’s explanation as to why she had the right to take that photo - “I’m Miss Teen International 2009. I’m a title winner in a pageant…But I’m a BEAUTY QUEEN!” I almost peed my pants because of the way she said it and have been saying it since then. So Brooke and I became sneaky people, like we are, and found a spot where no one could see and got a picture of Jessica and the Parthenon. We took more photos, which I wish I could upload, but it takes too many precious, expensive minutes, and then wandered back down the ridiculous hill and into the flea market. We shopped around a little bit, but not much else. We were completely exhausted and made our way back to the ship.
Once we were back on the ship, we met up with Chris and Jack and went to the hot tub for about two hours. It’s become a daily tradition that we all like to keep, and I think they have become pretty good friends. We always have the best conversations all of us. We got ready and all went to a nice dinner at Michelangelo’s. It wasn’t as good as it has been, but it was nice to sit as a team. We had some ouzo, which I don’t think I like, and went back to the night club. The music wasn’t that great when we got there, but they changed it to some good dancing tunes and we hit the dance floor. For about 3 hours. It was exhausting. However, it was a lot of fun. We walked around the upper decks for a while too, which may or may not have been the best idea because it was crazy windy and I’m terrified to even walk near the glassed walls at night because I can’t see anything, but hey, it was fun. We went back to our rooms and passed out.
Today (Wednesday), we were in Mykonos. And it was the best day ever. The sun was out, the sky was blue and it was hot. And the town was gorgeous as well. The buildings are the ones that you think of when you think of Greece. White with blue windows and doors, which as I learned in Tunisia, keeps the houses cool in the summer and the blue keeps the bugs away. Anyways, Mykonos is also famous for their windmills, but we’re not sure why. I’ll figure it out later, and let you know. There is an island that you can visit that is very close and the supposed birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. But instead of soaking in all of the history and ruins, we soaked in the rays. We found a beach away from all of the touristy things, but that conveniently had a bar on it. We decided the only thing missing from our picture of paradise was margaritas. So, we got some and hung out on the beach for about 3 hours. Yeah, I got a little fried, but it was completely worth it. Made it back to the ship in one piece and then took some naps. I think we plan on going to the hot tub tonight, as usual, and then get ready for Kusadasi, Turkey tomorrow!
Monday morning, Brooke and I woke up and went to the gym at 7:30, as we have been the past 3 mornings, and worked out for about a half an hour. We begin by walking up to the gym, a mere 10 decks above us, which wears me out before we even get to the gym, and then we do this little routine that Jessica initially started with us, but has now started doing her work outs in the evenings. Anyways, we go to breakfast in the DaVinci dining room, where we discover a vampire who serves jam and marmalade to unsuspecting cruisers. He has the most ridiculous eyes I’ve ever seen and immediately upon seeing him, Brooke and I had a telepathic conversation like we do and both believed he was a vampire. We found this to be very ironic today since the first thing I said to Brooke this morning was “I’ll be ready to get up as soon as I convince myself that vampires are not real.” (I had a vampire dream right before waking up and was certain it was reality.) At around 10, we decided to venture into the city – Athens. I guess I should have mentioned that before, but oh well. It was about a 20 minute walk to the metro stop and another 25 minute ride into the center. We walked, or rather, climbed, up to the Acropolis in about a half an hour. It was very humid, but cloudy, so it was a fairly miserable journey. It was nice to be somewhere familiar again, and I was happy to lead the way and point out stupid things, like the place I bought all the souvenirs or the store I spend 3 hours in deciding which unaffordable dress to buy. At the top, we enjoyed some incredible views of Athens and a nice breeze before actually entering the Acropolis. We ran into Chris and Jack, who were on a tour with Chris’s parents at the entrance and argued about who was stalking whom (they were stalking us) and then went to see the glorious Parthenon. There was a lot more construction going on than the last March, but it was still such an awesome sight. As most of you know, Jessica is Miss Teen International, and as such she was given the opportunity to travel. Every city we’ve gone to, we’ve tried to take a picture of Jessica with her title sash on, and today was a particularly funny attempt. The front of the Parthenon had finally cleared out a little and we decided to take the opportunity to take such a photo. As Jessica posed a woman came out of the woodwork and told us those kinds of pictures (publicity sorts, I suppose) were not allowed. What was particularly funny was Jessica’s explanation as to why she had the right to take that photo - “I’m Miss Teen International 2009. I’m a title winner in a pageant…But I’m a BEAUTY QUEEN!” I almost peed my pants because of the way she said it and have been saying it since then. So Brooke and I became sneaky people, like we are, and found a spot where no one could see and got a picture of Jessica and the Parthenon. We took more photos, which I wish I could upload, but it takes too many precious, expensive minutes, and then wandered back down the ridiculous hill and into the flea market. We shopped around a little bit, but not much else. We were completely exhausted and made our way back to the ship.
Once we were back on the ship, we met up with Chris and Jack and went to the hot tub for about two hours. It’s become a daily tradition that we all like to keep, and I think they have become pretty good friends. We always have the best conversations all of us. We got ready and all went to a nice dinner at Michelangelo’s. It wasn’t as good as it has been, but it was nice to sit as a team. We had some ouzo, which I don’t think I like, and went back to the night club. The music wasn’t that great when we got there, but they changed it to some good dancing tunes and we hit the dance floor. For about 3 hours. It was exhausting. However, it was a lot of fun. We walked around the upper decks for a while too, which may or may not have been the best idea because it was crazy windy and I’m terrified to even walk near the glassed walls at night because I can’t see anything, but hey, it was fun. We went back to our rooms and passed out.
Today (Wednesday), we were in Mykonos. And it was the best day ever. The sun was out, the sky was blue and it was hot. And the town was gorgeous as well. The buildings are the ones that you think of when you think of Greece. White with blue windows and doors, which as I learned in Tunisia, keeps the houses cool in the summer and the blue keeps the bugs away. Anyways, Mykonos is also famous for their windmills, but we’re not sure why. I’ll figure it out later, and let you know. There is an island that you can visit that is very close and the supposed birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. But instead of soaking in all of the history and ruins, we soaked in the rays. We found a beach away from all of the touristy things, but that conveniently had a bar on it. We decided the only thing missing from our picture of paradise was margaritas. So, we got some and hung out on the beach for about 3 hours. Yeah, I got a little fried, but it was completely worth it. Made it back to the ship in one piece and then took some naps. I think we plan on going to the hot tub tonight, as usual, and then get ready for Kusadasi, Turkey tomorrow!
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