Hello! So we made it to Athens after 36 hours of traveling...yup 36 hours. Let me back up a bit...
We stayed in Rome for 3 nights at a place with no internet so relied on cafes...We saw a lot of Rome in the 3 days we were there...I personally loved the Roman Forum ruins and St. Peters Basilica, I think Tucker agrees. On Sunday we got to shop a bit in Rome and that was way fun. I finally got meself a dream souvenir. :D you'll see
On Monday June 16th we woke up really early and rolled out the door with all our stuff and caught the 7:36 AM Train from Rome to Ancona. Once we arrived in Ancona Italy we had to find a bus to the port. We made it there alright and got tickets from Ancona to Patras Greece using superfast ferries. We just got on deck tickets because they were only 25 more euros from our rail pass, so way cheap. Now this boat...pretty big but I will have to say we were on this boat for 22 hours with no designated seats or bed just lounges, bars, restaurants, and decks. The boat was really nice and we entertained ourselves using slot machines (dont worry we only ended up losing 2 euros) renting a dvd player and watching Shrek (twice) and Day after tomorrow. There was a pool on board but it wasnt open so that sucked. We tried sleeping....i got about 2 hours Tucker got like 5 throughout the morning so not half bad...We arrived in Patras Greece at 1130AM Greek time and asked for directions to the Train Station...Well we followed this guys directions wrong and got lost...anyways we found it eventually but definatly walked more than needed with all our luggage...sweeeaattty ew... anyways we got aboard this really old confusing train with a bunch of other backpackers (thats the nice thing, I never feel alone or stupid cuz there are always atleast 4 other people trying to figure the same thing out) we found our seats with some confusion and made our way to the small station of Kation...where we had to change trains again (this was all really crazy) We finally made it to our hostel thanks to the help of some random Greek People who spoke English (thank god)
We checked in, showered and then asked for our free welcome drink. Haha yup Tucker and I each did a shot of ouzo. the greek classic. tastes like licorice...and kinda stings...
For the last hour we've just been hanging out at the hostel with cool new people. Hostels are fun cuz you meet people from everywhere. People are always way suprised to hear we're only 17 and 18...we dont tell people that unless asked...and apparantly I look Austrailian...I'm gonna take that as a compliment.
I'm rambling now...must stop
Love you all!!! and i love Greece!!!
OH ya and the Coldplay should be out to you now...you should all go buy it. We're in love with it.
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very cool, but you like more like a New Zealander to me....
sounds like we might need to buy a lock for the old liquor cabinet before the two of you get back. Be careful spending your money as you are using it up pretty fast this last week or so. Just want to make sure you have enough to get home on. Keep having a great time. Love you both.
The UPS guy just stopped by and delivered a box from Italy, so I opened it. WOW!!!!!! Very, Very, Very cool. I am going to pretend it is for me until you get home. It is beautiful. Did you get to watch them make it or something like it?
Glad to see you made it - those people talk funny over there - it all seems greek to me. Have fun and relax - don't burn yourselves out - 10 days yet to go! Love ya.
This sounds incredible and I'm literally burning up with jealousy. I can tell that you're having the time of your life, and couldn't be happier for the two of you. Bring me back a bit of sand from the next beach you visit! Or something like that.
P.S. New Coldplay album IS amazing. Hope you two don't get "Lost." :)
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