Luxembourg was beautiful. Greece was awesome and beautiful. Amsterdam, well, lets just say I wasn't too happy to be there. I wanted to be home, I was tired of traveling and being away from home. We spent 4 days in Greece.
We stayed in a pretty nice hotel while in Greece, our view was of the Acropolis...nice. We had to climb 4 levels of spiral stairs...great leg and butt workout! Our hotel was in the center of a very nice shopping district. When we arrived on Monday, we learned very quickly that it was a local holiday. It was the start of fasting before Easter, and was a day off for everyone. 98% of the shops were closed, luckily we found some cafes open so we could eat lunch and dinner. We walked around the area to know where to shop the next day :). We also set up some tours. One Tuesday we did a half day tour to the acropolis, acropolis museum, temple of Zeus, Parliament, along with many other sites (I just don't remember them all :( ). After sight seeing, we headed shopping and shopped until we dropped. The shopping is great, prices high, but if you live in the states, you can get the tax free shopping. Unfortunately for me, I had to pay full price on everything, luckily for my sister she gets her taxes back...NICE! After shopping we headed to the hotel bar and drank some margaritas...which didn't taste much like a margarita, but I still enjoyed it.
Wednesday we took a day cruise to islands. There were 3 scheduled, but due to the weather, we were only able to go to 2. It was snowing and windy! It started snowing on Tuesday on the tour...it was freezing cold, but we went and bought hats after that tour so we'd be warm on the cruise. Good thing we did, because it was freezing on the ship as well. Once again, I got sick. Why must I always get sick when I'm trying to have a good time? I stood in the ships wash closet for a half hour, I got tired of waiting for it, so I made myself vomit. I felt better the rest of the trip and took 2 Dramamine 1 hour before the ship sailed to the next location each time. The view was amazing, I took over 500 pictures, some really good ones. I learned how to use the burst option on my camera and absolutely LOVE it! Of first port was Poros, a small island known for it's beauty. I didn't take a whole lot of pictures here as we didn't have much time on the island to go far. We boarded the ship, ate lunch, and headed to Aegina. We spent 4 hours in Aegina, it was breathtaking! We decided to take a panoramic view tour of the island, go to the pistachio farm, then walked around the shops.
We had great food, great times, and fun memories. Now I'm planning a trip to her house for her graduation in May. I'm really excited to go to her place...so I can go AMERICAN shopping!! Tickets are SO expensive right now, over $1000 for one. That's ridiculous considering we'll have to buy another set of tickets (hopefully) this year for the adoption. I'm hoping we only have to go back to the states only twice this year as the prices are so high and I just can't afford to keep going back...although I would LOVE to!
This must be the season to get pregnant...my oldest sister told me yesterday she's expecting, then today my friend Pam told me she's expecting. I'm thrilled and excited for everyone pregnant, but at the same time, jealous. It's just always been my feelings and I don't think they will ever change until I become a mommy.
I started uploading pictures today and will hopefully get a bunch on here tonight or tomorrow. Here's two to hold ya over.
one top of the acropolis
after getting sick...needed some fresh air
Have a great day!
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