Greek Isles

Hey everyone!

Sorry for not being able to post the last couple days, Internet has been limited. If you are interested in reading my other posts, I have posted them, just look below this one. The last two days have been great. We got on our cruise yesterday (5/26) and sailed to the Greek Isle of Patmos. It was a very small island but so cute! We mostly just walked around the shops since we only had a few hours there and talked to the locals. So far, the Greek people are very nice and the food is delicious! I have already had too many Greek salads, if that is possible. Another thing I have liked is something called fava, which is like Greek humus. DELICIOUS! Greek is famous for their products so I got a couple bottles of olive oil and some special olive oil soap. I also found an adorable little Greek dress for our littlest member of the family (Meredith). She is going to look so adorable in it! I don't have much to say about Patmos other than I liked it. It was very beautiful.

After Patmos, we boarded the ship for Santorini. This has been my first cruise and it is alright so far. By the way, Mom, if you are reading, you would definitely get seasick. We docked into Santorini this morning (5/27) around 7 am. Instead of taking the donkeys up, my group opted for the cable car ascent. Santorini is a group of towns on a moon-shaped island, but it is on the side of a cliff. However, it is stunning. We ascended in the cable car to Thira, the main town. We walked around the shops and talked with locals and bought a few little things. Then, we went to the town of Oaia, which has the classic Santorini views that you see on postcards. It was so unbelievable beautiful. If you have never been to Santorini, it is worth it for the views and the architecture. All the homes are white and some have blue domes. However, there is not much to do in the towns. It is a very modest, laidback lifestyle. Not quite suitable for me, but I loved it for the day we were there. For lunch, GREEK SALAD! I cannot  get enough.  Traditional Greek Salad has tomatoes, onions, olives, green peppers and feta cheese. Delicious! The last two days have been a nice change of pace from the constant tours we have gone on, but I am looking forward to getting back to learning, since that is the main reason I came on this trip.

Tomorrow (5/28), we dock into Athens at 6am. We will disembark the ship at 7am and begin our tour of Athens. We will have a guided tour with a visit to the Acropolis and the world famous Parthenon. After that, we will have a walking tour with Erini, our new director. She is from Athens and will show us the old town. So excited. Can't wait for tomorrow!

AL