So, this past week was my spring break over here in Rome. Some of my friends and I went to Greece with a student trip provider called EuroAdventures. We went to Corfu and Athens, Greece for the week, spending the first 3 days in Corfu, then the next 3 in Athens! The traveling was the worst part; we had to take a 3-hour train to Ancona, then a 12 hour "cruise" to some island in Greece, then an 1.5 hour ferry to Corfu, then a 30 minute bus to the Pink Palace. But, once we got there, the view was beautiful. My friends and I were all able to be in a room together, thankfully. We spent Sunday afternoon on the beach with a couple drinks and great weather. That night was the famous Pink Palace pink toga party! My friend/roommate Tricia designed all our toga's for us and for quite a few other people. It was a great dinner followed by some old-school hip-hop music for dancing. Then, after an hour or so of dancing, they brought out traditional Greek dancers, there was plate-breaking, ouzo shots for everyone, a guy carried a table with a chair and plates on it around with his teeth, I had a plate broken on my head... just some general Greek craziness. It was a fun night!
Our first full day in Corfu we woke up early to enjoy some morning sun, then we went on a booze cruise. We stopped in a bat-cave where we were able to go cliff-jumping (which I did of course), then we went to a secluded private beach, then back to the Pink Palace. On the way back to our room, it had started sprinkling, and I was running in flip-flops. When I got to the top of the stairs down to where our room was, I slipped and fell down one or two stairs on my bum. This resulted in the horrendous bruise on my butt that turned me into "Bruise Girl" for the rest of the trip.
Tuesday, we were able to spend the whole day just relaxing around the beach and then, the hot tub when it got a little cloudier. Ate a LOT of gyro's (one of my new favorite foods, with lots of tzatziki). That night, we had one last dinner at the Pink Palace, had a few drinks then got on an all night bus-ride to Athens. The heater broke on our bus about 2 hours into the drive, so we spent about 40 minutes in a parking lot freezing, where they managed to at least stop cold air from blowing out. So, it wasn't a pleasant ride to say the least. Got to Athens around 10 in the morning, checked into the hotel, chilled then went on a 2-hour tour to the main sites of Athens. We saw the library, parliament, the guards, a park, the Olympic Stadium, and of course, the Akropolis. We were able to just wander back, do some shopping along the way. That night, we went to an 8 or 12 course meal with unlimited wine. It was delicious and SO much fun. Probably my favorite part of the whole trip. After dinner we went to a club, but I didn't last out too long.
The next day we wandered around the city again, got Pizza Hut (SO good!), and went to the Flea Market. The flea market was composed of mostly normal type stores, so it wasn't very cheap. Got a lot of gifts though. We had one last dinner out with lots of traditional Greek food. I went to bed early, I was BEAT from a crazy week! The next morning, we got on a 3-hour bus, a 14-hour cruise, and a 3 hour train ride. Finally, we were back in Rome sweet Rome after a long, but awesome week!
Our first full day in Corfu we woke up early to enjoy some morning sun, then we went on a booze cruise. We stopped in a bat-cave where we were able to go cliff-jumping (which I did of course), then we went to a secluded private beach, then back to the Pink Palace. On the way back to our room, it had started sprinkling, and I was running in flip-flops. When I got to the top of the stairs down to where our room was, I slipped and fell down one or two stairs on my bum. This resulted in the horrendous bruise on my butt that turned me into "Bruise Girl" for the rest of the trip.
Tuesday, we were able to spend the whole day just relaxing around the beach and then, the hot tub when it got a little cloudier. Ate a LOT of gyro's (one of my new favorite foods, with lots of tzatziki). That night, we had one last dinner at the Pink Palace, had a few drinks then got on an all night bus-ride to Athens. The heater broke on our bus about 2 hours into the drive, so we spent about 40 minutes in a parking lot freezing, where they managed to at least stop cold air from blowing out. So, it wasn't a pleasant ride to say the least. Got to Athens around 10 in the morning, checked into the hotel, chilled then went on a 2-hour tour to the main sites of Athens. We saw the library, parliament, the guards, a park, the Olympic Stadium, and of course, the Akropolis. We were able to just wander back, do some shopping along the way. That night, we went to an 8 or 12 course meal with unlimited wine. It was delicious and SO much fun. Probably my favorite part of the whole trip. After dinner we went to a club, but I didn't last out too long.
The next day we wandered around the city again, got Pizza Hut (SO good!), and went to the Flea Market. The flea market was composed of mostly normal type stores, so it wasn't very cheap. Got a lot of gifts though. We had one last dinner out with lots of traditional Greek food. I went to bed early, I was BEAT from a crazy week! The next morning, we got on a 3-hour bus, a 14-hour cruise, and a 3 hour train ride. Finally, we were back in Rome sweet Rome after a long, but awesome week!
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