April Fools! We did not have a flight canceled and we did not end going to Australia, unfortunately. Sorry if there was too much confusion but we couldn't pass up an opportunity like that. Someone has to keep you on your toes and we wouldn't want you to be too comfortable knowing our exact schedule.
Well we started off in Venice for a day and half. Venice was really nice and so were the people there. The weather has been amazing ever since then. We defnitely got lost in the streets of Venice on more than one occasion. I got to play with pigeons as well. We stayed at a really nice camping area about 10 minute walk from a bus ride to Venice.
We next traveled to Rome. We got in late in the evening and met this really nice guy in the train station who helped us get our bearings. He also offered to set us up in a hostel and bed and breakfast for a decent price. Then he walked us to the place....starting to sound too good to be true isn't it well it was. It worked out but half the group had to stay in a sketchy hostel while the rest of us stayed in someones spare bedrooms in there house. He gave us a lot of good information but needless to stay we found a better hostel the next night. The one we found down the street was just a little more but was definitely worth the amenities, i.e. free internet and breakfast. We saw most of the main attractions in Rome after two full days of walking. We ran into part of the other Central group there as well which we all thought was cool and crazy. There were a lot of Americans in Venice and Rome. We had a really nice chat with someone that lives in California that was on leave for a week from Iraq that spent his summers in Iowa when he was a kid. He recognized the Central College attire.
Anna and I left a night early and headed for Athens. When we got here it was pouring down rain and about 11.30. The first hostel we checked on had rooms for 45 euro which is about 67 dollars so we checked out the second one on our list. They had rooms and we got in a little after 12.30 and then a couple from Germany who were originally from Wisconsin arrived and they were booked into our with us. They arrived a little after 12 and had to get a taxi from their ferry that was from one of the Greek Islands. They are in Germany teaching English. The next day was beautiful and sunny. We climbed a short mountain and saw the layout of athens. We also toured all the shops. The rest of the group arrived mid afternoon and we met up with them in the hostel around 7. One of them was leaving today to head back and the rest of them are headed out to the Greek Isles. Anna and I are heading up to Vienna tomorrow and then to Prague for a day and then up to Berlin for a day where we will fly back to Bangor from. We spent yesterday afternoon laying out on a near by beach mainly because the water is freezing. It is rather deceptive because its really warm out and the water is clear and sparkly but not warm at all. I had a chat with an older Greek man who was stationed on a WWII base in Athens and asked where we were from. He commented on how expensive it is for Americans to travel because of the exchange rate and also wanted to know who I thought was going to be the next president. We had a good day but we may have gotten a little too much sun....
Today we are heading out to see the Parthenon and the Acropolis and check some other stuff out before we leave tomorrow. We will keep you posted and I promise no more tricks... ;)
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