The Shameless Plug

Since I have nothing blog-worthy to write about except the oddity that is my family, I've decided to post one of my articles. It's short and sweet. And the best part, it wasn't butchered or mutilated like last time. Very cool.

The Eurotrip: Part 5-The Long Journey

15:17, 04 July 2007. Waiting for the slow boat to arrive.

18:34, 04 July 2007. On the slow boat back to Athens.

20:00, 04 July 2007. Still on the slow boat back to Athens.

03:14, 05 July 2007. Sleeping at Athens airport.

09:35, 05 July 2007. On the plane leaving Athens.

11:26, 05 July 2007. Wandering around Milan's airport.

13:16, 05 July 2007. Still wandering around Milan's airport.

16:34, 05 July 2007. Finally, made it to Madrid. And it only took us 25 hours to get here.

The Eurotrip: Part 4-It Really Does Look Like The Postcard

Current location: Santorini, Greece
Some thoughts running through my head as I sit guarding a prime piece of real estate on the island's mountainside waiting for the sun to set:

• Would I get tired of having this view every day if I had to live here?
• If I painted my blue-domed igloo home red, would the Greeks kick me out? Or a compromise, baby blue?
  
• I need to find a plate so I can smash it on the floor. Is there an Ikea around?
• Hmm... everyone else has a bottle of wine. I wonder if they'll share...

The Eurotrip: Part 3-Dear Bedbugs, I'm Not Your Dinner

Current location: Athens, Greece
An older Greek gentleman sat next to me on the train from the airport to the city. He noticed that I kept staring at the map off to the side. "Do you want a subway map of Athens?" he asked and then grabbed his copy from his pocket and gave it to me. Wanting to be that tourist who tries to learn about local language, I asked him to teach me how to say thank you in Greek. "Efharisto." "Huh? One more time please." "Efharisto," he said with ease. I tried repeating but my "thank you" sounded more like me trying to cough up snot. He laughed, then for the next 5 minutes, I got a lesson on pronunciation. Wong and a few others around snickered in my feeble attempts. (I probably would've done the same thing if I had to hear me try to speak in Greek.)
Do I like Athens? Not really. But it's probably because I was also eaten alive on my first night by some very hungry bedbugs. I woke up with over 50 red spots and a breakout of hives. (I would thank that one special bug who got me on my right eyelid. Now, I'm a pirate and I don't need an eye patch. ARGGGGH!!!)

The Eurotrip: Part 2-Rain, Rain Go Away. Come Again When We're Not On Holiday!

Current location: Berlin, Germany
Everyone knows Berlin. It's the capital of Germany, second most populous city in the European Union, major center of European politics, culture, media and science and oh yeah, there's a lot of history here too. While I had a great time here despite the crap weather. However, I couldn't help but feel depressed. (A word of advice... Limit yourself to only one museum devoted to either the Wall or the Holocaust per visit.)
And of course, on our last day, the weather cleared up. Naturally...