Hello Athens!

Well, I am in Athens!! It has been so cool walking around all the ruins and the streets of Athens. It was a long day on Monday as it started with a one and a half hour bus ride just to get to Kadikoy. Then it was a ferry, trans and then a metro to get to the airport. Everything went smoothly in the airport and we arrived in Athens about three. After taking a bus to the main square, we ran into two girls who were heading to the same hostel as us which was nice. We are staying in a six person room with three bunk beds. I feel like I am camp! We relaxed and went to the top of the roof which was so cool as we had a great view of the Acropolis.

Yesterday we had a free breakfast at the hostel which was bread and egg and then we headed to the Acropolis Museum which was so cool.  There were loots of ancient artifacts and statues. Then we went to the actual Acropolis which was awesome. It was a hike up the hill to get to the top but it was totally worth it. There were different temples and ancient buildings on the top. It was just amazing walking through the old ruins. We then walked around to find a travel agency to find tickets for the ferry as we are heading to Santorini on Friday. We then came across a Mexican restaurant it and was so tasty. We have all really missed Mexican!

Speaking of food, we have been enjoying lots of types of food. Yesterday we had this ham and bacon pizza cone. It looked like an ice cream cone but filled with cheese, meat and peppers and it was so good. We also have been eating lots of gelato as it is so delicious. We found one shop where you can get two different flavors in one cup for 1.5 euro. I should mention that I am here with two friends, Melissa and Autumn.

Today we went to the Agora and saw lots of ruins and also to the Church of the Holy Apostles. It was really neat going through this small church, knowing this is where Apostles had walked. We then ate a pork gyro which was so tasty. We are going to go an outdoor movie theater tonight which should be fun. I have been having such a great time on this vacation!

The view from our roof

The first olive tree

Autumn, Melissa and I in front of the Parthenon