It's all Greek to me

My trip to Greece began with a rocky start. After a 2 hour flight delay in Rome, in which none of the airport staff seemed to know what was going on, or were willing to help, we landed in Athens to be greeted by a public transit strike. That meant our 20 minute metro ride turned into a race to find somebody to split a can with amidst a line up of hundreds of people pushing into cabs. Luckily, a lovely Argentinian couple whose parents hosted a girl from clagary learning spanish overhead us and offered to share a cab into town. From there on it was smooth sailing. Literally.

In Santorini we opted to do a boat tour of the island and it's surrounding isles. Along the way we met a group of Canadians from Quebec and Alberta who  spent the day with us on a hike up some volcanic rock, a swim in the Mediterranean, a dip in some hot springs, and sunset in Ia (the most northern part of Santorini). The next day it was off to explore the rest of the island via ATV. We rented one for the day and rove up and done along the coast to see some spectacular views and traditional blue and white churches.

From Santorini, we took the ferry to Paros. This island seemed to be a lot less full of tourists and we were able to walk around the main towns with no one else around, and enjoy the sandy beaches on our own accord. Our living situation in Paros was probably the most interesting thus far. Located right by the beach, we stayed in a "hut" for lack of a better word,     fully equppied with electricity, but lacking in the basic necessities of toilettries, and toilets for that matter...no worries though, most of the time was spent in the ocean or at the pool working on somewhat of a tan in the 30 degree weather.

Taking the ferry back to Athens, we managed to make it to the acropolis and walk amongst the theater of Dionysus and the Parthenon before having our last meal of souvlaki (accompanied by some stray feline friends) and settling in for the night. All in all, Greee has been one of my favorites. The people were friendly, the food and drink were good, the scenery was awesome and the ocean was beautiful.

Tomorrow though it's off to new adventures and new sights in the wonderful city of Berlin!