July 31, 2002
31/7/02 Athens, Greece (phill)
31/7/02 Athens, Greece (phill)
Well, after a quick decision yesterday in Paris I traded in my ticket to Rome for one to Athens. Arrived this afternoon. Seems like I can’t escape the European heat wave! Problem is that with such a wee bag that I'm carrying, I had to choose which clothes to bring. I chose to aim at the cold weather since I'll be in Scandinavia the longest. Bad choice! :)
Initial impressions of Greece? Well, it's pretty hectic. However, on a positive note, every girl is gorgeous! Of course, all the guys look a bit shifty but I think that's just the Greeks for you....
The place is pretty much packed right now so accommodation is a bit of a challenge. I managed to get an all right place in the center of town. Great location, but the manager gave me a 10-minute talk on how I couldn't drink alcohol if I stayed there. Do I look like an alcoholic? I'm not an alcoholic (well, I suppose that's exactly what an alcoholic would say?)
I did get a kebab/gyro (depending if you’re from the US or the uk) and for US$1 I have to admit it was really good. It was a street side vendor who I swear could've passed for a pimp in any other country!
Hopefully my friend will show up here on the 2nd. I'll probably hop on a boat to Bari in Italy on the 4th, then onto Rome and up to Germany. Well, that's the plan, but we know it never seems to stay solid for long!
Anyway, just checking in. Mum I made it here okay, you can sleep now :)
Posted by Admin at July 31, 2002 07:30 AM