Greece

February is here and the skies are clear!
February 1, 2008 - Athens, Greece
Today was amazing! After class we all went to the corner of the main road a block from our hotel to watch the funeral procession of the recently deceased archbishop of the Athens sect of the Greek Orthodox Church. There were people everywhere in the streets and they gathered close to watch as the pall bearers carried the open casket through the...
Placed by Molly in Its All Greek To Me!

Earthquake!
January 29, 2008 - Athens, Greece
So about two seconds ago, the entire room was moving.  No, I haven't been drinking...we're pretty sure it was an earthquake, people down the hall felt it too.  Weird.  It also snowed today!  The mountains are covered in snow, and there was a small flurry in the city.  We were in class, and we heard people shouting and yelling outside.  We...
Placed by Sara in A Grecian Adventure!

When in Rome...er...Athens.
January 28, 2008 - Athens, Greece
Well, besides being super tired, I'm glad to be off airplanes and in Athens!  Spending 8 hours in a plane isn't my idea of fun, but the Frankfurt airport thought that I should have some more fun.  After an awkward pat down, they decided to search through all my luggage and check my laptop for drugs...it was more fun because they were telling...
Placed by Sara in A Grecian Adventure!

Grekland (a very long entry)
October 13, 2007 - Athens, Greece
Last week we went to Greece and it was a really awesome trip! We had the most wonderful weather and our whole group really bonded! Everyday the weather was about 85-90 degrees. We flew into Athens on the 3rd and it was definitely not what I expected the city to be like. We got off the bus at our hotel and there were people doing drugs right...
Placed by Hannah in Hannah in Sweden

Ferry ride again!
September 3, 2007 - Míkonos, Greece
So another uneventful day unfortunately…just catching the ferry back to the mainland! Exciting stuff. This one was different to last time though…a hundred miles an hour different!! Ursh had to sleep the whole time cause she was feeling sea sick. It was really rough cause we were going fast and the sea was a little rougher….but it was half...
Placed by Niesha in Niesh & Ursh's America and Europe Trip 2007!!!!