Grand Resort Lagonissi Lagonisi

... back. Mine was stuffed with vanilla ice cream, strawberries, and brown sugar. My raincoat thought it was delicious too, as it got to eat at least half of it as the melting crepe dripped all over my front. Mincing through the rain made me late for my appointment with Jackie O and Click. They met me on the steps of my apartment, armed with laundry and dinner fixings. Jackie O acted as head chef in the construction of grilled cheese sandwiches, which I was ...

... ferry on Tuesday was that afternoon so we decided just to drive our ATV's around and see some more of the Island in the morning. We drove it to another beach that was closer. The beach was beautiful and it was fun because we were the only ones there! It definitely was not beach weather because it was a bit cold and windy but it was a sunny day so that was nice. Next we headed to ancient Thira. Along the way Carly and Caryn ...

... something public. Two-thousand-year-old cistern wall? That'll do. While Croatia was a massively social phase for me, Greece so far is proving to be very solitary. I am still jarred by the appearance and disappearance of people in and out of my life as I travel. Like so much buckshot we are packed in together for a brief time, feeding off one another's energy....only to be blasted off in a thousand different directions, all with our own targets. Then I am alone again, with ...

... philosophy of Socrates and Plato, to admiring the sculpture and architecture. Their architecture became the basis of the classical cannon, which was referred to until the late 19th century in the Neoclassical style and even by Post-Modernists like Michael Graves in the 1980s in New York. You can imagine that for us, reaching Athens' Acropolis was an exciting moment. On our way to the Acropolis, we visited Hadrian's library (beginning 2nd century AD ...

... school did was gradually buy up all the land and buildings on the site, trash them and excavate whatever was underneath, slowly unearthing what can be seen today. Melissa tells tales of the current head of the school, one John M. Camp, who has his steely gaze on adjoining bits of the Agora that still carry the curse of being burdened on top with modern Athens. "That road," he has said, for instance, of a thoroughfare busily ...

I went to Greece for 2 weeks with my mom. My dad went on vacation to Canada, and my brother went to London to visit one of our uncles. My mom and I stayed with my god-parents; my uncle who was in the US Navy was assigned there. My cousins and I had a blast, taking the bus to the beach, and just bumming around. I loved going to the Plaka shopping and sightseeing. We went to 3 of the islands, and to the Temple of Delphi. I has my ...

... guide who she turned to and asked "so is the cable car near?" to which the exasperated Sharm replied "well I don't know the taxi dropped me right out the front last time!" After inadvertently taking the scenic route around the mountain, we eventually arrived at the top where our breath was taken away, not just by the view. So we decided to recover at the restaurant before taking the cable car back down. That night we decided to treat ourselves to a good meal at a nice ...

... with flowers. Amanda and I were eating in Omonia Square when suddenly we heard chanting and saw what looked like a parade--a Jesus parade! Except that the mood was very solemn, which is what made it a vigil... but there were flower girls, and soldiers marching, and men carrying the body of Christ box- it was a HUGE deal and really interesting to get to see! The night before Easter at midnight, Athens was ringing and chanting and partying all over ...

... know when to be serious. We took our first tour tonight. We drove 45 minutes to Sounion which is at the southern most part of the mainland of Greece. There was Poseiden's (sp) Temple, who is the Greek god of the Sea. That is also the look out point where King Minos looked for his son Thesius, who killed the Mineutar (which was half man and half bull). Every year, 7 maidens and 7 young men ...

... free for us to get in, as the tickets we received at the Acropolis were good for here as well. Some drama ensued as Sandra wasn't able to find her ticket. I tried to give her mine but the ticket woman caught on and starting yelling at us in Greek. Eventually, she found her ticket and we made our way in. We wandered the grounds, admiring the ruins and were impressed with the sheer size of some of the columns. While exploring, I picked an olive growing from one of trees to ...