A few things I learned in Greece:
- Yasu (hello/goodbye-singular)/ Yassas (hello/goodbye- plural)..can also be used for CHEERS!
- Efkharraisto (Thank you)..not sure if I spelled this correctly.
- Paragalo (welcome)..also not sure if I spelled this correctly.
- A hand to the face is basically the same as giving the middle finger. BOTH hands in the face is a double insult.
- "Greek" actually means slave, apparently. The country should be referred to as Ellas, which is what it was originally referred to.
We took an overnight boat cruise from Italy to Petras, Greece. We were sitting at the dock for quite some time due to an unfortunate bus driver strike that was going on (there was also one in Amsterdam). The Europeans like to strike! We finally headed on a bus to a beach. The water was so amazingly blue. There were flat rocks everywhere, and I finally got to skip stones for the first time ever! There was this girl that Dan and I referred to as "Boobs McGee" because she constantly talked about how she recently had her gross boobs done. She decided it was a good idea to take her top off at the beach, and that nearly ruined it for me. Luckily, she was not directly in view, regardless of how huge she was. Aaaannnyway...
From the beach, we headed to Delphi. The people were so warm and welcoming there. I just loved it! It was a small town, on top of a mountain. We had the greatest view for breakfast in Delphi! We took a tour around the Temple of Apollo, where our tour guide (my favorite of all the guides we had in Europe) really educated us about the history and background of Delphi and the Temple. This is also where Dan raced a guy named Pedro (from our bus) at the stadium. Being in the stadium was TOTALLY not allowed, as evidenced by a screaming Greek lady moments later. We also encountered a guy that looked like a George Michael/Fabio hybrid. He was the son of the hotel owner of the hotel we were staying at. He made douche-bag statements like, "At age 10 I was top model," and, "Fabio, famous in your country, yes?" It was funny, and weird at the same time. He said, "Watch me tomorrow, I have big photoshoot with Christina Aguilera," but the funny thing was that we saw him the following day riding behind some guy's motorcycle. It was quite amusing. Last, but not least, was the UNFORGETTABLE FOOOOOOD!! You have not had a proper gyro if you haven't had one in Greece: Pork, onions, yogurt of some kind, seasoning, fries...Oooh MAN!
Next, we headed to Athens. This city grew from a population of 20 thousand residents to nearly 5 million residents. The place is ridiculously crowded! As you can imagine, houses are piled up, and the city is incredibly dense. Still, it didn't have that "I'm angry cause it's crowded" sentiment that places like New York have. The people were great, as if Athens were as small a town as Delphi. The first night in Athens, we decided to go out for some dinner. We ended up being pulled up to dance with some Greek people at a restaurant with live music. The locals were entertained, and took pictures of the crazy Americans who didn't know what the hell they were doing. The following day, we went up to the Acropolis to see the Parthenon. It was much prettier lit up at night, but up close the scaffolding uglied it! We went, yet again, to have delicious gyros afterward. On our way to the designated meeting place, we stopped by a bakery where a man sang "ThaAaannk YoooUUu VerrRRRy mmUUUUuch" and "Yasu..YassAaaaas". My personal favorite was the song, "This one verRRry gooOOOd....this one verRrryy expenssiiiivve." The rest of the day was spent wishing I didn't have to go home. We hung out with our favorite people on the trip for dinner one last time in Europe, exchanged contact information, promised each other we would have a reunion in Vegas in December, and said goodnight and goodbye. The next day, we headed for home. =(
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