Agora-phobia

Hello--
It's our last night in Athens this leg before we head off to Santorini. Rachel is feeling much better and we were able to get in a lot of good sightseeing.

Ok first off, there is a lady sitting next to me here in the lobby and she has no concept of personal space. A problem that I've been finding a lot here in Greece.

Today we did a bunch of stuff, we went to the ancient Agora (where Socrates corrupted the youth back in the day). However when we asked the info desk at the hotel how to get there he asked us "which Agora"...damn, are there a bunch? Hello, we want to go to the totally famous one. Duh. Anyway, his tips were useless, we just ended up using the guide book and it was pretty easy to find. However, I did get in trouble for sitting on the ruins...I thought it was a bench! After we trolled around the ruins, we went to the Agora museum and looked at some ancient stuff. Then we headed out to the National Archeological Museum. It was really cool, but truthfully a lot of the ancient things all start looking the same. However I can appreciate that they are mad old. But it all looks the same.

After the museum, we stopped at a sidewalk cafe and had a quick lunch, then headed back to our hotel for our afternoon siesta. We figured we should probably do that since it gets super hot mid-day and some stores close.

We just got back from dinner a little while ago. We went back to the plaka, but this time ate at this place that was near another place with live music and greek dancers. Good times.

Then we got back on the metro and headed to one of the metro stations that had 1) the tomb of the unknown soldier, and 2) an excavation site. I am sounding all Ross the paleantologist about this stuff...it's funny, I am not really all that into history, however may as well check it out while we are here.

Tomorrow we have a flight at the crack of dawn to bring us to our week long stint in Santorini. I am looking forward to relaxing under an umbrella and playing in the water.

Another grecian observation...there are some BAD haircuts and fashions here. So bad. Also, I've grown very accustomed to MTV Europe which shows a bunch of shows with german translations. It's terrible, but it's better than watching the only other English station we have which is Sky News. Seriously, the news is so depressing in London. Btw, RIP Pavarotti....:( That was another portion of our news that we've been watching.

Anyway, we're having a good time, and not sure if there will be easy access in Santorini, but i will try to write soon.

oh and lastly! I once again have phone service, luckily I brought the AT&T international service phone number with me. I was in this random phone booth here, and the light is a motion sensor so it kept going out because i dont move around enough. Very random. Anyway, the lady was able to fix my phone, so i am back in the game! Holla!

Alright with that, always remember to log out.

Until next time...