Goodbye Greece!

As I fly out of Athens airport here's my list of what I will and won't miss from Greece.


I won't miss:
Traffic
Fast weaving in traffic motorcycles
Cigarette smoke
Swallowing sea water
Street begers
Side walks were you can't walk on side by side
Not being able to understand Greek cartoons
Not seeing many green open spaces like parks

I will miss:

All my family & friends

Sea urchinsPigeons

Kids recreation areas
The sea
Riding shotgun in the Smart car
All Greek food
Seeing the Acropolis

Goodbye Greece! It's been nice to have learned more about my second country.

Birthday in Greece-part II

Had the awesomest birthday ever!! We went to this place that blowups,trampolines, stuff like that. They even had rollerblading and horses you could ride!! (Not on your own though.) My cake was really good, it was chocolate pudding with cream puffs in it called Profiterol. We missed the call for our flight so we are staying in Greece for yet ANOTHER day. Hope it goes well!!

Today's my Birthday!

It's my birthday today!!! We are going to have my birthday at the big recreation...and there is going to be a lot of people there!!! But, we are going back to non-busy Athens at my uncle's place and I have to say goodbye to my greek backyard. But, we are going to go swimming in the sea!!!

Friendly Pigeon

I finally went to see the pigeons!!! There were a ton of them, and they would fly up on your hand if you had food in it. Even if you had food on your head they would come and eat off of it!! I made a new friend and his name was Pastelli the Pigeon, as you can see in the picture. (Pastelli is a greek food made of sesame seeds and honey. I named Pastelli Pastelli because he liked Pastelli a lot. We also went to saw the changing of the guards. The men were so synchronized when they moved!! So, the changing of the guards is when men switch spots with another group of men. They are all wearing the same traditional greek outfit and they all move at the same time too!!! Very cool! I cannot wait to go bowling with my friends Stephania and Ellie!!

Recreation in Greece

My uncle took my mom and I to the biggest mall ever!! There was a store called Zara, and the mall was so big they had three Zara right next to each other! He also took me to a place which was like a giant carnival with blow ups, games, bumper boats, and cars. It was really fun. I also went on a big structure which was called a spider. It was really a big net with strips of cloth on every level, which was really hard to do. In the picture I'm at the top of the spider, but there is just an outline of a person.

Close to the Parthenon

We had a great time at the Acropolis museum!! The statues and ruins were all very beautiful. There were greek ruins from very old Athens there. You would walk over them in the museum. As many of you know, the Acropolis (not the museum, the real Acropolis) is home to the Parthenon, or the temple of Athena. I didn't go up to see it because there are millions of steps leading to it. But, I did take a picture!!

Pigeons gone crazy

We went to see the pigeons on Syndagma Square, but there was some protesting going on, so we had to leave. We bought some Koulouri, and the pigeons around us liked it. So, I fed them a little bit. Can't wait to go swimming with my uncle!!!

With my Greek girlfriends Stephania & Ellie

Had a great time with friends! The traffic is crazy...too many cars to count! It is always hard for me to flush the toilet though! Too many buttons, handles, and strings...it is driving me nuts!!! Hope we get a good night's sleep!

Greek Lemon!

Had a good night's sleep! We are going to the REAL busy in Athens. But, I saw the biggest lemon that someone would ever see. It was bigger than my hand! My favorite part of Greece is going to this place where there is a TON of pigeons you can feed and they go crazy! Hope it is fun!

With cousin Alkis on the Porto Rafti board walk

As you heard before, I went to the sea...but it was freezing cold. If the weather is warm it doesn't always mean the water is warm too. We went to a boardwalk and played by the sea. Sitting at an outdoor coffee shop-ahh! The fresh air and the second-hand smoke!!!

We survived the ride! Sat behind a Kelly student going to take classes in Greece. Very cool! Just boarding the plane to Greece. Hope the ride is smooth!

We are in the airport waiting for the plane to start to board...it smells like popcorn for some reason...very excited!!!

Almost time!

I cannot wait! I am going to Greece in a little less than two weeks! As I said to you before, I will blog on the plane. But, if the plane has Wi-fi that costs or just no Wi-fi, I saidly will not post. But, I will post in the airport. And when I first get there. And, since I will be making one stop in Pennsylvania before heading to Greece, I will also blog there too.

Japan hilights

I am also going to Japan, or Kobe, Japan, to be exact. I absolutely LOVE sushi, and I am looking forward to eating it. We are going to be celebrating my brother's birthday there, as well as my dad's. I don't know how we are going to be celebrating them, but my brother wants to go to a sumo wrestling match, and I'm trying to convince him that he just wants to go because, well, as he says, "Instead of booing, you through the chairs at the referee. But, he doesn't know that the chairs are just pads!