First and foremost boy am I lucky. To think in 3 days I've been in 2 states, 3 airports, 3 countries and many many cities.
We started this amazing excursion on March 6th in Pittsburgh International at 12:00pm. From there we went to Newark Airport and onto Zurich then Athens. In the air on the way to Newark we saw the New York City skyline and from Newark to Zurich we saw the Swiss Alps.
Our first stop, Athens, was actually surprising. It wasn't anything like you see in "The Sisterhood of the Teaveling Pants." It was dirty and dark and surprising, but regardless we are in GREECE! It keeps hitting me at different times of the day that I am actually in a place that I've been dreaming about all of my life. In Athens we saw a basketball which was out of control. So many fans in a gymnasium smaller than my home high school gym. The cool thing about this game was the fact that if the home team lost their team and program was cut...and they lost. We left early because there was said to be a riot. Police were lined on the streets with shields and helmets. After the game we had dinner in the hotel. Dinner was bread, cabbage salad, chicken and potatoes. One of the most interesting/ different things about the city of Athens was the parking. People park all over the roads, double and triple parked on both sides of the street. Basically, our bus driver is a saint for getting us through it all.
Today for day two we started off with breakfast which was fresh peaches, Italian meat sandwiches and bacon. As for traveling we were in Delphi. We saw the ruins here which were up on a mountain which they call hills here. The "hills" were bigger than most of the mountains back at home.We saw a theater, many columns, the aqueduct and amazing landscapes. For lunch, it was the best meal so far, I had grilled lamb chops (my mother would have been in heaven). They were amazing and for the first time ever I've had lamb that rivals my moms.
I can't wait to see what the rest of this amazing trip has in store for me and the rest of the crew.
Thanks Mom and Dad for helping me get here...hi if you're reading!!
I don't think I could be any luckier.
We started this amazing excursion on March 6th in Pittsburgh International at 12:00pm. From there we went to Newark Airport and onto Zurich then Athens. In the air on the way to Newark we saw the New York City skyline and from Newark to Zurich we saw the Swiss Alps.
Our first stop, Athens, was actually surprising. It wasn't anything like you see in "The Sisterhood of the Teaveling Pants." It was dirty and dark and surprising, but regardless we are in GREECE! It keeps hitting me at different times of the day that I am actually in a place that I've been dreaming about all of my life. In Athens we saw a basketball which was out of control. So many fans in a gymnasium smaller than my home high school gym. The cool thing about this game was the fact that if the home team lost their team and program was cut...and they lost. We left early because there was said to be a riot. Police were lined on the streets with shields and helmets. After the game we had dinner in the hotel. Dinner was bread, cabbage salad, chicken and potatoes. One of the most interesting/ different things about the city of Athens was the parking. People park all over the roads, double and triple parked on both sides of the street. Basically, our bus driver is a saint for getting us through it all.
Today for day two we started off with breakfast which was fresh peaches, Italian meat sandwiches and bacon. As for traveling we were in Delphi. We saw the ruins here which were up on a mountain which they call hills here. The "hills" were bigger than most of the mountains back at home.We saw a theater, many columns, the aqueduct and amazing landscapes. For lunch, it was the best meal so far, I had grilled lamb chops (my mother would have been in heaven). They were amazing and for the first time ever I've had lamb that rivals my moms.
I can't wait to see what the rest of this amazing trip has in store for me and the rest of the crew.
Thanks Mom and Dad for helping me get here...hi if you're reading!!
I don't think I could be any luckier.
Great observations, Christine! I like your details, but I'm getting jealous of the food.
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