Hotel N. Zacharatos Piraeus

... br><br>&#8220;Grilled Lamp Rolled in Caulk&#8221; Sounds complicated to make and very heavy on the stomach! Actually, it was suppose to be grilled lamb with potato crust.<br><br>&#8220;Lamb on the Pot&#8221; Who knew baby sheep could use the toilet? They must start their &#8220;potty&#8221; training quite early. Actually, it was suppose to be lamb baked in a clay pot<br><br>&#8220;Chick Peace Soup&#8221; Sounds like something from the late 1960s! Actually, it was suppose to be chick ...

... of Olympian Zeus 50 years after it was started), a protestant church, a catholic church, several Greek Authodox churches (98% of the population are Greek Authodox), the Parliament Building (once a royal palace), tomb of the Unknown Soldier with guards, the National Gardens (once belonging to the palace), library, university and many other buildings all with stunning architecture. Apparently they are enlarging the metro system ...

Greece, the homeland of Emily and Jessica. The first day I was sick from Cairo so I had to stay on this ship all day. The second day I had to combine everything I was planning on doing the first day and the second day, we started out early visiting the Parthenon, saw some of the Olympics stadiums that were built for the 2004 Olympics which, by the way the only one that is not still in use is the ...

... and I didn't have my ATM card with me to take out the extra cash needed. Instead of sulking too much, I hiked along the canal itself and then as I was about to board a bus back, I noticed a mini-water park about the size of "Water-Wizz" with a lazy river on the side, so I took advantage of it and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon before catching a ride home (it makes me miss 6 flags!). I was beat after a day in the sun so I immediately passed out on the bus back ...

... again, where I bought a pair of BRIGHT pink pants! I can't wait to show everyone! That night we hung out with Thalia again so Roxanne could say goodbye. On Friday, Roxy had to leave. It was really upsetting but we got to eat lunch with Chrissy at the creperie before going to the airport! And plus there was only a week left before I got to go to Germany, so it was okay! Friday night Mixos stopped by for dinner. I'm really going to miss him and all of the ...

... left of the station to the Zea Marina". We headed out, the bus was right at the stop ready to go in a couple minutes, so we eagerly hopped on. Then I rememberd the crazy Athens thing about pre-buying and validating tickets for all the public transportation, or incurring a fine 60 times the price of the ticket. Yep. A broken english conversation with the bus driver had me running to find the ticket kiosk before the bus left in 2 ...

... is the views around the city are brilliant and actually Athens was a lot more hilly than I thought I would be.... Onto an Amphitheater and Temple of Olympian Zeus.....final temple of the holiday hurrah!! The next treat was one to remember, we ended the morning watching the changing of the royal guards at the palace. Now you thought we had funny royal guards with the big old bear hats...the Greek dudes were white tights, clogs ...

... calmly in Omonia Square and go to bed early as good girls. August 4 It's obvious we're back to Athens. We wake up at 8:45 a.m 'cause it's impossible to sleep because of the extremely hot weather! It's almost 40ºC in the early morning O_o Today we go to a post office because my friend wants to send some postcards and later we go to the Archaeological Museum (to avoid the heat, honestly), then walk along Akadimias ...

... room only shuttle delivers passengers to ferry a few minutes away. Board the ferry and carry suitcases up several flights of steps to level 5. Ferry cabin is little closet with bunk beds and a smaller bathroom sloshing water on the floor. However we aren't sentenced to 12 hours of sitting in our seat and have the choice of hanging out in the "salon" with lots of smokers watching a soccer game or on ...

... view of the city from the top! Plan to spend at least 3 days here, lots to do and see. Amazing food and culture. Make sure you stay and watch the changing of the gaurds at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. I can't wait to go back!