Finally in Greece

I'm FINALLY HERE! And I never want to fly again. Well at least for a little while. I have been up over 30 hours and gotten maybe about 3 hours of sleep during this time. As soon as I finish this I'm going to go take a shower and go to BED! I don't think a word has ever sounded so sweet.

So here's what's been going on. Sat by really interesting people on all of my flights. First flight I sat by the guy who owns the Real-Estate Company Keller Williams. Second flight I sat next to a guy from Denmark and on the final flight I sat next to a guy from Norway. All very nice.

Detroit has a really cool airport with an awesome tunnel between concourses. The walls are made out of panels that change colors in time to music. Hope no one who needs to go through it has epilepsy.

I got my first stamp in my passport in Amsterdam! VERY COOL! We finally reached Athens around 1:45, spent a long time trying to get our luggage. It took about 20-30 minutes to reach our hotel and as if we weren't tired enough they have all our room assignments posted in Greek! I got to ride the elevator up to my floor which is a good thing because it's 3 floors up. NOTE: The elevator door does not open automatically like it does in the US. So I rode it up and back down again and had to ask how you get it to open. I was looking for a button and they were all labeled in Greek. Ahhh! The hotel rooms are nice but it's the first floor common area and the outside that are absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Click on my picture link to see some pictures of the hotel.

Our cook made an amazing dinner, giving us the chance to sample some traditional Greek dishes. We had something that is very similar to hamburgers only the center is stuffed with cheese. Then we took a mini-walking tour of Porto Rafti. We went down to the harbor which is said to be one of the most beautiful harbors in all of Greece. I have learned 2 things since I have been in Greece: 1) Pedestrians have NO right of way and at most intersections there are no stop-signs, lights or anything so it's everyone for themselves. 2) There are stray dogs everywhere! They like to bark at all the cars and I'm surprised they aren't lying hit on the side of the road.

Alright... Here is the link to my pictures. I'll have captions explaining what they are as soon as possible but for tonight I can't even see straight.

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2004280&l=529a1&id=1523040053

NO Mom I didn't proof read this. Sorry!

-- Rebecca