Pictorial Story Map

FRIDAY MORNING- This picture was taken at the airport, after receiving our boarding passes. It was 5:00 in the morning yet everyone was more hyper than usual. I was not.

This was also us at the airport, waiting at the gate. We were the only ones there as everyone else was eating at the cafe. To the left is Emilio, in the middle is Neff, and to the right is me- pretending to look through my bag so my face wasn't in the picture.

This image was taken in the plane. We were all near the wings of the plane(which scared me a little). I was sitting next to Georgia and in front of me was Emilio (I think)

After the flight we all got into a blue bus which took us to the hotel.

During this trip to the hotel many of us took photos, and for some reason were imitating accents. I for one do not find these things amusing after being stuck in a tube for one hour very high up in the air.

We arrived at the hotel, and there was a mirror on the ceiling in the lobby, which meant picture-time... again. The hotel was, to my distress, right next to the shadiest area of Athens, Omonia. We got to our room (thankfully ours was one of the bigger ones) and unpacked.

After about half an hour we got into a bus only to endure about three hours of an unbelievably boring tour of Athens. As you can see, we were pretty tired at that point.

We stopped at the Olympic Stadium, which I actually thought was interesting.

After looking at the stadium we got back into the bus, still exhausted. Even at the most boring part of the trip though, it was still mildly pleasant.

Then, with our tour guide, we went to the Acropolis.

To be honest I found the Acropolis disappointing. The Parthenon was under what looked like massive construction, and I found no interest in its story. Then again I am almost never amused by historic sites on a vacation.



After the tour, we returned to the hotel to rest. At first me and Neff made the stupid decision of staying in the hotel to order some room service or eat at the restaurant, except these services were not offered. We had to call Mimi and Emilio who returned to the hotel and altogether we went and found our lunch (We had to travel in groups of three).

SATURDAY

The first thing Saturday morning we went to the mall of Nerantziotissa. The mall was on the outskirts of Athens in Marousi. We traveled by metro (one of the scariest moments of my life). Once we got there me and Mimi searched for DVD's. Unbelievably, in the DVD store they had a Visconti collection, a Kurosawa collection, Columbo seasons, and they even had an Eisenstein collection. I, of course, very excited bought ALOT. After this Mimi, Neff, Emilio and I ate at Goodies.

We walked alot after going to the mall and went to a place called Monastiraki.


We then visited a Greek-Orthodox church that was under construction.

SUNDAY

On Sunday afternoon we walked up the Lycabetus hill to 'enjoy the panoramic view of Athens, Piraeus and the suburbs'. After this we went to a pleasant park(the image).

After going to the park we went to the Zappeion, which, if I understood correctly is where meetings are held.

I actually really enjoyed the Zappeion. We didn't see much other than a large room with a fountain in the middle, but I liked the balconies, and paintings. I would not mind in the least if I lived in that room. Outside the Zappeion there was a pleasant area with a fountain and benches.

After going to the Zappeion we went to an area called 'Anafiotika' which was just streets of shops. I enjoyed this portion of the trip because I bought a mask and presents for my mother and brother. We were supposed to eat but failed to find a cafe in time.