It's all Greek to me

Hello from Athens! I'm currently writing from an internet cafe in Omoania (sp?) Square in Athens Greece. I wanted to add a few things about my spring break trip thus far:
Friday March 30th: Kim, Claire and I arrived in Athens, after an interesting and stressful round of confusions with Alitalia which resulted in our flying first class! However, Claire realized on the plane over that she caught her roommates pink eye, so the first evening in Athens we searched the city for an open clinic and then an open pharmacy for the drops! Oh, and they were playing Free Willy with Greek subtitles at the hospital waiting room..hehe We stayed at a cute little hostel to the north of the Acropolis and the main downtown, it was called Victor Hugo on Veranzerou.
Saturday March 31st: We visited the National Archaelogical Museum and hung out in that neighborhood. Later, Claire and I walked around Ermou and the Monistiraki neighborhood. That night, I went on a nice date with Kim and ate some yummy Greek food while sitting outside in the square, in a gorgeous jungle atmostphere. We then headed for a bar called Bretto's where the walls are all lined with alcohol bottles filled with colored water.. pretty!
Sunday April 1
We got an early start to walk to the Acropolis. On the way we stopped at the National Garden and also the Temple of the Athenian Zeus. We had our trusty guidebooks to lead us in telling the stories of Ancient Greece and give us an idea of exactly how long ago these monuments were built. Then we took the treck up to the actual acropolis and what a view!! Madeleine later showed up and the four of us strolled around and had a nice dinner with a view of the Acropolis.
Monday April 2: Early (6am) flight to Santorini. We checked in to Anny studios and headed straight back to bed. When we woke again it was nice out to lay by the pool and just relax. Later we had a greek meal near our place on Perissa Beach.
Tuesday April 3: Laid out by the pool again. That night we got a ride into Thira and rented a car for the day. We sat at a quaint cafe and watched the world-reknowned sunset, and yes: it is as beautiful as you see in the pictures, i could hardly believe my own eyes!
Wednesday: In the morning we laid out by the pool again, and then took the car to Oia in the afternoon because this is supposed to be the most famous sunset overlook. Well, it was a bit too windy and cloudy but the view of the volcano and mountain cliffs are always spectacular. That evening we ordered in and watched some DVDs
Thursday April 5: We woke up early to catch the bus to Thira and make the treck down to the old port. We hopped on our boat and took a tour of the Santorini Island. First we went to the volcano and hiked to the top, then we stopped at the hot (cold!) springs and later at the small island of Therissa for lunch!
By the time we got back to Thira we hung out in the town for a while, and then by 8pm headed back to our hostel to pack and watch Blood Diamond.
Overall a very relaxing and enjoyable break, and I cant wait for Rome, more to come soon!

It's all Greek to me

Athens, Greece