Athens, Greece

First Blog Post
February 3, 2008 - Athens, Greece
Just testing fuzzytravel.com travelogue...so far so good.
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Our first days here . . .
February 1, 2008 - Athens, Greece
We're finally here!  Our first days in Athens consist of many monuments and a lot of walking.  We have seen things like the Theater of Dionysus, The Church of the Holy Apostles, the Agora, and the Parthenon, to name a few.  There is truly so much to see and learn about in an ancient city like Athens.  The experience itself is pretty cool as...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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