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Greece!
As great as Italy was, I couldn't wait to enter Greece. This stop is the main reason why I chose this itinerary. We had 1 night in Athens then a ferry ride to Mykonos for 3 nights. The road into Athens was a curvy 2 lane road on the coast. We entered Athens and went straight to see the acropolis! It was a good 15 minute hike to the top, but each step was magical in the sense that mankind had been walking those same steps ...
Sõitu alga!
... kergelt üllatunud, et ma parkimise käigus kõiki teisi autosid katki ei sõida.
Promeneerime mere ääres, sööme salatit, vaatame üle amfiteatri, mis pärineb väidetavalt 2. sajandist. Restaureerinud on nad siin usinalt. Edasi moshee ja rooma sambad. Tänavad on ääristatud notaribüroode ja kasiinodega. Siis ootame internetis, et kõht tühjemaks läheks.
Pitsarestorani kelnerid käivad kõik meid üle vaatamas, et kas meiega on ikka kõik korras. Meiega on kõik korras.
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Episode 22
... after the country opened up to foreign travelers. There is still no tourist information service. We were to discover that lots of places accept Euros and will even give preference to them, and lots of people on the street offer to buy Euro at around 7% more than the official bank rate. It’s a black market really but a semi official one as there is nothing secretive or furtive about it. You do need the local currency to buy stuff at the market or ...
Nothing to Balk(an) At!
... a day trip back across the border to Macedonia to visit the lake towns of Struga and Ohrid. To top it all off, I was there for both Chris's birthday and the 5th birthday of his daughter Kaida. They had a nice party for Kaida and I had a lot of fun.
And, in the end, I decided to save the rest of the Balkans for another trip. If I had another month before school started, I would have absolutely continued on my way and visited all of the other ...
Into the Balkans I go
... everyone jaywalks at any place on the street and people hope that they don't get hit and cars hope they don't hit people.
They city has 1-2 million people, but I was able to walk the key parts in an afternoon. I didn't do any museums because when you don't know two words of a language, it can be really overwhelming.
My first hostel stay was successful. There were 5 beds in my room, but I only had one roommate -an Italian dude that I only ...


