Kathryn and I spent the morning by the pool while Faisal and Tiffany went hiking. We then packed up, loaded up our "convertible", and headed back to the great place we had dinner a couple nights before. After we finished our lunch there, we went to the port, returned our car, then got on the ferry.
Eight hours later, we arrived in Athens. We took a cab to our hotel and checked in, but had to move rooms at 1:30am because our air conditioning broke. 95 degree weather + 5th floor of a hotel without air conditioning = torture.
Thursday:
We got up Thursday morning and indulged in the fantastic continental breakfast at the hotel. We then went to the acropolis to check out the Parthenon and whatnot. My French student ID came in handy because I used it to fake being a European Union citizen and get free entry- score!
We then walked around for a little by afterwards before heading to our hotel and grabbing our luggage to head to the airport. Kathryn, Tiffany, and Faisal had a 7pm flight to Istanbul. Even though my flight didn't leave until 9:30, I decided to go to the airport with them. While I waited for my flight, I walked around Athens's new, shiny airport and bought a copy of Game of Thrones to read for my upcoming traveling.
I finally boarded my flight, where I am writing this from now. I'm flying Transavia airlines and I thought it was going to be a janky budget flight, but I am thoroughly impressed with them. The flight is only 3 hours but they just screened Big Miracle (the whale story with Drew Berrymore). The only thing miraculous about that movie was that I paid attention to it for 2 hours. It was mediocre and filled with unsuccessful attempts at humor, but hey, it gave me something to do for the majority of my flight. I get in to Amsterdam around midnight, where my childhood next door neighbor, Jess, will be awaiting my arrival. She moved there a year or so ago and was extremely generous by offering me a place to stay in the city for the next couple of days. I don't really have much on my agenda for Amsterdam, but hopefully Jess will have some recommendations for me!
Hartelijk,
Katie
Photo: pretty sunset on my flight to Amsterdam
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