Czech Republic & Greece

~Prague~

I loved it so much!!! It was so kind of my ( very far away ) relatives to meet me at the airport and spend the day with me. I got to enjoy a home cooked meal and then take a walking tour of the city. Prague is gorgeous. Everything is so old and historic. The architecture is stunning with narrow streets suddenly leading into a large plaza with tons of people just walking around, shopping or eating. There were so many tourists. My tour guide lady was hilarious. She refused to answer any questions 1 min. Before the tour started. But soon as it was exactly 3:00 she's like... Well hello ladies and gentleman! It was pretty funny. Here is a picture of the typical architecture of the city.



This is a really cool clock. It calculates the time insync with space. See how in the middle its earth and all around there's astrological signs?! It came from the belief that all other planets and the sun circulated the earth. And every hour the little windows open and all the saints in the bible come out. It was very interesting to watch. The lady guide explained that the skeleton on the right means death and each hour he flips the hour glass and other inner characteristics of humans begin to move.



Then my aunt took me to a typical Czech dinner. A HUGE cow knee and other goodies with it. It was sooo yummy but HUGE! We took what we didn't finish back home for her doggy :)



oh and this : For those who know me... I just couldn't resist! Bedninki... Ego uje vse zamuchili... Including me, hehehe.



I wish i had more time there than just one day... but it was great anyway. Here's a link for more pix if you wanna see!

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=ixridti.9zd6fw56&Uy=-wxssx4&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

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~Thessaloniki~

First of all, Natashka, thank you so much for letting me stay with you and your family! I had such a great time and absolutely loved gossiping with your mom and sister ;) And Serjio was so kind for picking me up from the airport and then taking me back there... send your family all my love and many many thanks!!

It was so great not to live in a hostel for a change. Natashka's family was very kind for taking me in. We walked around all of Thessaloniki by foot... litterally ALL of it! Saw a bunch of greek people and followed the path of the anchient city walls. We went up to the White Tower although the Greek dude was kinda mean and made Natashka pay. We got some yummy ice cream and then came back home for some RTN during dinner ;)





Something about Greeks: They love their kiosks!!! There's a kiosk everywhere, like 2 per block! And they sell everything you ever need 24/7. Also greeks love love love their nuts and seeds. They sell these delicious bars of pestacio and honey. yumm soo good. Ohh and Baklava is unbelievable! Also fetta cheese like i've never tried before. ok i'm also amazed i didnt gain 10 lbs... but all there is to do in Greece is eat yummy food! I even asked a local greek what they usually do... and he said "eat" lol. Thank good i'm not greek because i'd be a whale by now :P





But really, the food there is amazing. Also the women there are really fashionable with their hair styles. Everyone has perfectly blown out hair like they just came out of a hair salon, and they all have highlights.

Finally, transportation kinda sux. They have busses but very narrow streets. In Thessaloniki there are only 2 main roads. And they can't really build a metro station because anywhere they dig they find some old artifacts and its historic so they can't destroy it. I was even told that sometimes people buy land to build a house, start digging, find a historic sight and cannot build their house. They own the land but government will not let them distroy it. So there screwed. Oopse :P But It is worth it. Everything there is amazing.

One of the days i was there Natashas family drove us to Veria and to a historical location where an old kind of Macedonia is barried. They had huge barriel grounds there and even an old chest with bones and a golden crown of royalty. So interesting.

Then we went to this really nice park where they breed their own fish in freshwater and we had a yummy lunch :P





More Thessaloniki pictures: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=ixridti.8wtpn662&Uy=-mxe3ms&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1

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~Athens~

Another thanks :) I'm just so thankful to everyone lately lol... but seriousely, Alex and Kat. thanks for the tour! I had 2 local Greek tour guides for a day at Athens.

It was an interesting beginning though. Natasha and I were watching the local news and on BBC we hear a broadcast of a train on the way to Athens getting derailed because of a car crash. 3 dead and many wounded. This is 10 min. before i am supposed to get on the bus to the train station for a night train to Athens! Can you believe my luck?! So we call the station but they say everything is fine. I get on the train, still it is delayed for an hour waiting for trauma victims from the other train. Uhh... trust me i was scared!

Anyways i got there... and it was early so i went to the Acropolis then was supposed to meet Alex. After a 40 min. convo with Vanya ( thank you baby lol) i went up to the Acropolis. Wow it was unbelievable. The highest mountan in Athens with old Greek God temples all over... and you could see it from anywhere. And the view from the top was even better. You could see all of Athens and trully feel like a greek god.



Ok ... Greek Goddess ;)! I swear, all i wanted was to wear a white toga, a golden crown, and be fed grapes by sexy greek men! But then i remembered that they sacrificed women there so changed my mind.



Then i met up with Alex and his girlfriend and we went to the temple of Zeus.



After that we went to some more historic sites and then to huge Greek market. They sell anything and everything there... i got a bracelet :) And then... the main Greek attraction, we had lunch! A greek thingy that Alex ordered... was so yummy.

Then did some more touring, hit up a starbuks which has a cocconaut moca frap! and then to the Athens beach.

I had a blast, almost missed the train home but made it just in time. Back to Thessaloniki, back on the plane, another lay over in Prague, back to Amsterdam, to rotterdam, and yes believe it or not, i even went to class right off the plane. I'm such a good student :P

I loved this trip! IT WAS UNFORGETABLE!!!

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Something interesting: This picture is of the first modern Olympics stadium.



And these are Athens soilders. Check out their funny shoes!!!



More Athens pictures: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?Uc=ixridti.6papjzvu&Uy=-7qtei9&Upost_signin=Slideshow.jsp%3Fmode%3Dfromshare&Ux=0&mode=fromshare&conn_speed=1