hey guys!
so, i know its been since Thessaloniki since my last post. (Angels and Demons) and i am so sorry. But i mean, when you're on a BOAT, what else can you do? hahaha.
let me catch you up to speed.
right after i posted last, we went to climb Mount Olympus. Amanda and I found this awesome trail with a mountain stream - it was great. So peaceful, and the water was so clear! We then spent time on the beach, and it was glorious. I think one of the things I like the most about Greece, is that the mountains are right there with the beach. Quite literally in some cases. Its awesome. (so is my tan!)
anyway, the day after that, we left for the boat. and our boat is AWESOME! i was a bit skeptical at first, but its like a legit pirate wooden sail boat - only the crew never uses the sails. FAIL. costas says we may use them tomorrow. SCORE. I only wish i had like, an eye patch.
but, continuing, the boat is awesome. basically, we sail during the day to different islands and then you jump off the boat and swim to great beaches. if you don't want to swim, you can hang out in the galley, or tan or whatever on deck. its fabulous! now, for those of you who know me well enough, they do have a little motorized boat that they use to take us to shore if we don't want to make the long swim through deep waters to get to the beach. its great.
this morning after breakfast we were all just hanging out on deck, and then, there were two dolphins who came to swim at the bow of our boat! it was something straight out of the movies. i'm not joking. not to mention the fact that i took a great nap today. :) i had to have a break from the sun... my tan is to the point that i'm wondering whether or not i can actually get any darker. i'm serious. hahaha.
and oh, did i mention that i'm sick. FAIL. FAIL. FAIL. well, least my ankle is better. hahaha.
anyway, i shall run. enough for now. i have a paper to write, but its night, and i'm sitting on the deck at the bow of the boat, and the moon is absolutely beautiful. its full, and a bright reddish orange. i may go look at it and contemplate life. hahahaha.
.AND OH! JUST IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHEN I LAND AT RDU ON THE 23RD, I WILL POST THE INFORMATION. You know, anycase you want to welcome me home, or something like that. :)
love you guys! home in 15 days!
-fab
but, you know i can't leave without giving you guys a haiku.
i'm on a boat and
i've got my swim trunks and my
FLIPPY FLOPPIES!! YES!!!
I love London. :)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
i saw angels and demons last night...
...and i'm not sure how i feel about it.
it deviated from the book a lot, which was okay, it was still a really great, intense, entertaining movie. but,.... they left out/change some substantial stuff. and i'm not sure how i feel about it.
that is all. .. TRANSFORMERS LOOKS WAY GOOD THOUGH.
anyway, i'm sitting here, waiting for the bus to take us up to mount olympus. then its sailing the aeagan sea. YES.
love!
it deviated from the book a lot, which was okay, it was still a really great, intense, entertaining movie. but,.... they left out/change some substantial stuff. and i'm not sure how i feel about it.
that is all. .. TRANSFORMERS LOOKS WAY GOOD THOUGH.
anyway, i'm sitting here, waiting for the bus to take us up to mount olympus. then its sailing the aeagan sea. YES.
love!
Monday, June 1, 2009
it might sound crazy, but it ain't no lie...
its 10:30 PM, on a saturday, and i'm in athens, greece. its finally cool outside, and the bustling streets have transformed from being filled with camera in hand tourists and locals on cell phones busily moving about under the mediterranian sun, to buzzing with the noise of girls in high heels, groups of people moving about, with the hopes of a good evening: one that will most likely last until the sunrises.
i hadn't realized that it had been so long since my last post. much as happened. and in this quiet moment i'm taking, whislt stealing someone's free wireless, i thought i'd write as much as possible so i can take and get you up to speed.
the last time i wrote, i had just started my greece program, and was quite anxious to know how it would go. now, halfway through, i have settled into the comfortable rhythm of wake up calls, morning tours, afternoon lectures, late nights, and good company.
we spent three days in herakilon, which, to be honest, didn't really do much for me. we went to the archeological site of Knossos, saw some museums, and that was about it. Heraklion was more of an orientation to the program. which was fine. it was a good adjustment.
then, on the day we were supposed to take our ferry to santorini, the sea was too choppy, and we had to stay in crete for another night. utter failure. but, at least this time we were able to take and go to a town/ beach called Saint Nicolas. It was actually really pretty. i had a fantastic lunch with some of the girls on the program at this outdoor cafe - where we sat on pillowed benches, under the shade of trees, and blooming vines - with bright pink flowers. it was quite picturesque. It was great.
the next day, may 20.
we finally made it to santorini, the most beautiful place on the face of the planet. Of course, whilst there, we had all hoped to be as lucky as Lena ( Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants reference for those of you who have no clue… don’t worry about it..) but, it didn’t really happen. But, its okay. Our hotel was beyond cute. While in Santorini, we had dinner every night in a location that had a great view of the caldera. Actually, when you come to think about it, I honestly don’t think there is a location on that island that doesn’t have some type of fantastic view. But, that’s beyond the point.
Anyway, back to my time in the land of blue roofs and narrow cobblestone streets…
So, While there, we climbed the volcano ( yep, that’s right, I’ve climbed an active volcano), we watched the sun set in Oia, which is supposedly the most beautiful sunset on like, the face of the planet, and I must say, it was gorgeous. However, it was a bit hazy that night, so, we didn’t get the full effect of the sunset. We went to the archeological site there ( we’ve been to so many that the name escapes me), ate a lot of gelato, went into a whole lot of cute touristic shops, spent time just relaxing by the pool, and then, there was murphys. Murphy’s is a bar we were taken to, as a class, by our tour guide. ☺ ( we have an awesome tour guide, Costas. I’ll devote a whole blog to him later). It wasn’t until I was in Athens that I learned that murphy’s has a reputation where American tourists go. Makes sense. It was an interesting experience. To say the least. We went out there twice. Anyway, on to my favorite part of Santorini..
On our last day there, myself, Amanda and two of the other girls in the program, Ilene and Nasia, decided to hike to Scaros, a rock at the end of the island. It was a waaayyy intense hike, but it was totally worth it. I’ve never seen such a beautiful view of a set of islands in my life. It was by far one of the greatest things I’ve done since being in Greece. ☺
After we went to Santorni, we went to the small, yet cute island of Naxos, which was very quaint. While there, we did the normal archeological site thing, then went to the beach for on our free day. Quite nice.
Greece is awesome – I love it. I don’t want to spend a million years telling you every little detail, so, I will skip forward a little bit.
From Naxos we went to Tolos, then to Athens.
In Athens, I HAD THE MOST AMAZING NIGHT OUT. Seriously.
I went out with three other girls, one of which who is Greek, and had a friend in the area. Her two friends, and we four girls went to this totally posh lounge on the beach to hang out until the clubs opened, then around like two thirty am we made it to a club. --- IT WAS GREAT. If this gives you any indication of the place we went – the parking lot closest to the entrance was all Lamborghinis and Ferraris and Porches. Yeeeaaaahh. So, anywho, we spent the night dancing away. The club was open air and on the beach. WAY AWESOME. It was legit. .. however, we didn’t get back till five thirty am the next morning. Aaannd, we had a seven thirty wake up call – and a four hour tour including the Parthenon. Which was amazing. ☺
So, Athens was great. I’m in thessoloniki now… waiting to go out with the group. ☺
NOW: what you’ve all been waiting for. THE UPDATE OF THE HAIKUS.
Santonrini:
Beautiful sunsets
Blue roof churches everywhere
Can I go back please?
So, I hurt my ankle REALLY BADLY the first day of Greece…. Like, I rolled it, it popped, and I almost fainted. I had to lie down in the middle of the concrete road. Yeeeah. In this trip, I’ve learned how clumsy I really am.
OUCH. STUPID ANKLE.
Break out the ankle brace please.
Just call me Bella.
Continuing – we have the most AMAZING tour guide, ever. His name is Costas. As I promised earlier, I will write a whole blog about him. But right now, I shall just haiku.
Dear Constantinos.
Potential womanizer?
red speedo.. oh my.
Okay, that’s enough for now. Sorry I haven’t blogged in so long. I haven’t had a great deal of time/ internet has been few and far between and everyone has said that even the internet we pay for barely works… so, yeah.
I love you all, and miss you! Comments would be nice. ☺
-faith.
i hadn't realized that it had been so long since my last post. much as happened. and in this quiet moment i'm taking, whislt stealing someone's free wireless, i thought i'd write as much as possible so i can take and get you up to speed.
the last time i wrote, i had just started my greece program, and was quite anxious to know how it would go. now, halfway through, i have settled into the comfortable rhythm of wake up calls, morning tours, afternoon lectures, late nights, and good company.
we spent three days in herakilon, which, to be honest, didn't really do much for me. we went to the archeological site of Knossos, saw some museums, and that was about it. Heraklion was more of an orientation to the program. which was fine. it was a good adjustment.
then, on the day we were supposed to take our ferry to santorini, the sea was too choppy, and we had to stay in crete for another night. utter failure. but, at least this time we were able to take and go to a town/ beach called Saint Nicolas. It was actually really pretty. i had a fantastic lunch with some of the girls on the program at this outdoor cafe - where we sat on pillowed benches, under the shade of trees, and blooming vines - with bright pink flowers. it was quite picturesque. It was great.
the next day, may 20.
we finally made it to santorini, the most beautiful place on the face of the planet. Of course, whilst there, we had all hoped to be as lucky as Lena ( Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants reference for those of you who have no clue… don’t worry about it..) but, it didn’t really happen. But, its okay. Our hotel was beyond cute. While in Santorini, we had dinner every night in a location that had a great view of the caldera. Actually, when you come to think about it, I honestly don’t think there is a location on that island that doesn’t have some type of fantastic view. But, that’s beyond the point.
Anyway, back to my time in the land of blue roofs and narrow cobblestone streets…
So, While there, we climbed the volcano ( yep, that’s right, I’ve climbed an active volcano), we watched the sun set in Oia, which is supposedly the most beautiful sunset on like, the face of the planet, and I must say, it was gorgeous. However, it was a bit hazy that night, so, we didn’t get the full effect of the sunset. We went to the archeological site there ( we’ve been to so many that the name escapes me), ate a lot of gelato, went into a whole lot of cute touristic shops, spent time just relaxing by the pool, and then, there was murphys. Murphy’s is a bar we were taken to, as a class, by our tour guide. ☺ ( we have an awesome tour guide, Costas. I’ll devote a whole blog to him later). It wasn’t until I was in Athens that I learned that murphy’s has a reputation where American tourists go. Makes sense. It was an interesting experience. To say the least. We went out there twice. Anyway, on to my favorite part of Santorini..
On our last day there, myself, Amanda and two of the other girls in the program, Ilene and Nasia, decided to hike to Scaros, a rock at the end of the island. It was a waaayyy intense hike, but it was totally worth it. I’ve never seen such a beautiful view of a set of islands in my life. It was by far one of the greatest things I’ve done since being in Greece. ☺
After we went to Santorni, we went to the small, yet cute island of Naxos, which was very quaint. While there, we did the normal archeological site thing, then went to the beach for on our free day. Quite nice.
Greece is awesome – I love it. I don’t want to spend a million years telling you every little detail, so, I will skip forward a little bit.
From Naxos we went to Tolos, then to Athens.
In Athens, I HAD THE MOST AMAZING NIGHT OUT. Seriously.
I went out with three other girls, one of which who is Greek, and had a friend in the area. Her two friends, and we four girls went to this totally posh lounge on the beach to hang out until the clubs opened, then around like two thirty am we made it to a club. --- IT WAS GREAT. If this gives you any indication of the place we went – the parking lot closest to the entrance was all Lamborghinis and Ferraris and Porches. Yeeeaaaahh. So, anywho, we spent the night dancing away. The club was open air and on the beach. WAY AWESOME. It was legit. .. however, we didn’t get back till five thirty am the next morning. Aaannd, we had a seven thirty wake up call – and a four hour tour including the Parthenon. Which was amazing. ☺
So, Athens was great. I’m in thessoloniki now… waiting to go out with the group. ☺
NOW: what you’ve all been waiting for. THE UPDATE OF THE HAIKUS.
Santonrini:
Beautiful sunsets
Blue roof churches everywhere
Can I go back please?
So, I hurt my ankle REALLY BADLY the first day of Greece…. Like, I rolled it, it popped, and I almost fainted. I had to lie down in the middle of the concrete road. Yeeeah. In this trip, I’ve learned how clumsy I really am.
OUCH. STUPID ANKLE.
Break out the ankle brace please.
Just call me Bella.
Continuing – we have the most AMAZING tour guide, ever. His name is Costas. As I promised earlier, I will write a whole blog about him. But right now, I shall just haiku.
Dear Constantinos.
Potential womanizer?
red speedo.. oh my.
Okay, that’s enough for now. Sorry I haven’t blogged in so long. I haven’t had a great deal of time/ internet has been few and far between and everyone has said that even the internet we pay for barely works… so, yeah.
I love you all, and miss you! Comments would be nice. ☺
-faith.
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