On the second day of our Adventures here in Greece we spent the morning taking the metro to tour downtown Athens-which is filled with tourists. We saw some ancient excavation sites and plenty of gift shops. Then we had Greek food for lunch before our trip home. On our trip home, the bus that we took went a very long and unnerving route-which lasted about 50 minutes. Eventually, we got back to our apartments and got ready to leave on the ferry for Samos, and island off the coast of Greece. We got on the ferry expecting a great American cruise line vibe. We instead got the decommissioned-fishing-boat-with-cabins vibe. It was a little weird to see passengers without cabin tickets pulling out blankets to sleep on the floors of the boat, but apparently that is normal here.
The views of the crystal blue water and the beautiful sun set over the Aegean sea were breathtaking. We sailed by many island that were all very mountainous, creating a wonderful scene. The sunset on the horizon of the sea capped off a great day. Sleeping on the boat was a little uncomfortable, the boat shook a lot and made strange noises-but I still managed 10 hours.
The next day (today) we arose and left the boat after a Greek history lesson by the Dr. Kaplans. We took a bus ride on very narrow mountainous road to visit a ancient tunnel that was made by the people of Samos. It was very cool to see all of history at that location-even if it made me claustrophobic. By the way, our bus driver was a beast, his driving skills with a massive bus on sharp turns on tiny roads were impeccable. We then visited a small town on the coast and look at a church that was being restored. Surrounding the church were a lot of ruins that were just chilling on the wayside. As an interesting aside, the Greeks seem to neglect a lot of their ruins, with many of them just sitting buy the side of the road of walkway. The church was very beautiful, as was the surrounding view of the coast and the water.
After a visit to a winery and a delicious lunch, we stopped at another church on the coast and saw all of the decorations inside. It was very ornately laid out and designed, with countless portraits of the saints and church leaders present.
We finally made it to our hotel, which is wonderful. After a dip in the pool and a great dinner I am now here writing this blog. Tomorrow will hold countless experience when we visit the island of Patmos! More to come!
The views of the crystal blue water and the beautiful sun set over the Aegean sea were breathtaking. We sailed by many island that were all very mountainous, creating a wonderful scene. The sunset on the horizon of the sea capped off a great day. Sleeping on the boat was a little uncomfortable, the boat shook a lot and made strange noises-but I still managed 10 hours.
The next day (today) we arose and left the boat after a Greek history lesson by the Dr. Kaplans. We took a bus ride on very narrow mountainous road to visit a ancient tunnel that was made by the people of Samos. It was very cool to see all of history at that location-even if it made me claustrophobic. By the way, our bus driver was a beast, his driving skills with a massive bus on sharp turns on tiny roads were impeccable. We then visited a small town on the coast and look at a church that was being restored. Surrounding the church were a lot of ruins that were just chilling on the wayside. As an interesting aside, the Greeks seem to neglect a lot of their ruins, with many of them just sitting buy the side of the road of walkway. The church was very beautiful, as was the surrounding view of the coast and the water.
After a visit to a winery and a delicious lunch, we stopped at another church on the coast and saw all of the decorations inside. It was very ornately laid out and designed, with countless portraits of the saints and church leaders present.
We finally made it to our hotel, which is wonderful. After a dip in the pool and a great dinner I am now here writing this blog. Tomorrow will hold countless experience when we visit the island of Patmos! More to come!
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